A client has a blood pH of 7.30 and is being treated with an infusion of sodium bicarbonate. The nurse should assess this client for a possible delayed reaction of increasing levels of which component in the blood?
A) Bicarbonate
B) Calcium
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Glucose

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In acidosis, intravenous administration of sodium bicarbonate may have an immediate beneficial effect on pH. Eventually, however, blood levels of CO₂ rise because HCO₃ fuels the hydrolysis reaction in reverse.

A Client Has a Blood PH of 7