Could you please answer these questions 6-8 ASAP Question 6: Which of the follow

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Could you please answer these questions 6-8 ASAP

Question 6: Which of the following conditions would you expect to be the situation in Molly's case? A. Blood bicarbonate above normal. B. Blood bicarbonate within the normal range C. Blood bicarbonate below normal The physician intubated Molly's trachea and carried out hyperventilation, which he explained to the family was "to avoid hypoventilation and a worsening of her metabolic acidosis." They also administered activated charcoal through a nasogastric tube and IV bicarbonate. Question 7: What is the purpose of the activated charcoal? A. Absorb the residual aspirin to prevent it from entering her bloodstream. B. Increase the rate of absorption of the aspirin to shorten the duration of the overdose. C. Increase the pH of the stomach. D. Settle her stomach after the vomiting. Question 8: What effect would the IV bicarbonate have on the carbonic acid/bicarbonate reaction above? A. Shift it to the left B. Shift it to the right. C. Settle it closer to equilibrium. D. No effect. A few hours later Molly was breathing more regularly and her blood pH was returning to normal.

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6. The correct option is C. During metabolic acidosi, body is unable to form normal level of bicarbonate ions.

7. Activated charcoal is used to adsorb the nitrogenous products. In case of metabolic acidosis, it is given to increase the pH. So, the correct option is C.

8. The correct option is C.

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