A Patient Is Admitted for Evaluation of a Bowel Obstruction

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted for evaluation of a bowel obstruction and has a nasogastric tube placed to low intermittent suction. The physician orders arterial blood gases, and the following results are reported: pH7.37
PaCO₂33 mm Hg
PaO₂94 mm Hg
HCO₃19 mm Hg
SaO₂98%
What is the nurse's interpretation of these results?

• A)Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
• B)Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
• C)Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
• D)Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis

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