A Client with Metabolic Alkalosis Is Experiencing Numbness Around the Mouth

Multiple Choice

A client with metabolic alkalosis is experiencing numbness around the mouth and tingling of the fingers.What should the nurse explain as the reason for these manifestations?

A) "Because you are breathing so fast, the oxygen is not getting to your nerve endings."
B) "Your health problem affects calcium in your body, which causes the tingling around your mouth and fingers."
C) "You have a build-up of carbon dioxide in your blood."
D) "You don't have enough potassium in your body, so the tingling around your mouth and fingers will occur."