Given the Following ABG Results, Interpret the Acid-Base Status: PH

question 15

Multiple Choice

Given the following ABG results, interpret the acid-base status: pH 7.44, PaCO₂ 25 mm Hg, HCO₃^-17 mEq/L, base excess -6 mEq/L

• A) Compensated metabolic acidosis
• B) Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
• C) Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
• D) Compensated respiratory alkalosis

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Definitions:

MC = MR

An economic principle that firms reach the optimal level of production when marginal cost equals marginal revenue.

Downward-Sloping

Describes a curve or line on a graph that shows a decrease in a variable (e.g., price) leading to an increase in another variable (e.g., quantity demanded), typically observed in demand curves.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded, typically downward sloping, indicating an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.

Output Axis

In graphing, particularly in economics, this refers to the axis on which the quantity produced or supplied is measured.