Little Johnnie Bennett, seven years old, is brought to the clinic by his mother because he has been vomiting and has had

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Little Johnnie Bennett, seven years old, is brought to the
clinic by his mother because he has been vomiting and has had
diarrhea for the past three days. Mrs. Bennett says that three days
ago he also started to have a slight fever and cough. Today Johnnie
vomited only after eating. He has no other symptoms and is current
on his immunizations. Physical examination shows a cooperative,
alert child in no acute distress. There are no signs of
dehydration; his mucous membranes are moist.
With continued vomiting, Johnnie keeps losing ___ from his
stomach, which could make his entire body too ___. a. Acid; acidic
b. Base; basic c. Acid; neutral d. Base; neutral e. Acid; basic f.
Base; acidic