A client develops acute renal failure and a resulting metabolic acidosis. The nurse recognizes that the respiratory system compensates through:
A. Hypoventilation and increase of bicarbonate levels in the bloodstream
B. Alternating periods of deep versus shallow breaths to maintain homeostasis of the serum pH
C. Hyperventilation to decrease the serum CO₂ level and thereby raise the pH
D. Expansion of the lung tissues to their fullest, which increases the inspiratory reserve volumes to provide more oxygen to the tissues
