Which electrolyte imbalance would the nurse expect to find in a client receiving acetazolamide?

A. Metabolic acidosis: Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that promotes the excretion of bicarbonate, leading to a decrease in bicarbonate levels and resulting in metabolic acidosis. B. Metabolic alkalosis: Acetazolamide causes a decrease in bicarbonate, which would lead to acidosis, not alkalosis. C. Hyperbicarbonatemia: Acetazolamide reduces bicarbonate reabsorption, leading to a decrease in bicarbonate levels, not an increase. D. Hypercalcemia: Acetazolamide does not cause hypercalcemia; it affects acid-base balance and bicarbonate levels.