The nurse caring for a client who experienced cardiopulmonary arrest and has a mixed respiratory/metabolic acidosis explains to a concerned family member that the mechanical ventilator can eliminate
A) carbonic acid.
B) lactic acid.
C) phosphoric acid.
D) sulfuric acid.

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Carbonic acid in the blood can be transformed into hydrogen ions and carbon dioxide, which can be eliminated through the lungs. The other acids are fixed acids that must be excreted in the urine.

The Nurse Caring for a Client Who Experienced Cardiopulmonary Arrest