A Patient Presents with the Following Values: PH, 7

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient presents with the following values: pH, 7.20; paO₂, 106 mm Hg; paCO₂, 35 mm Hg; and HCO₃^-, 11 mEq/L.These values are most consistent with

• A) uncompensated respiratory acidosis.
• B) uncompensated metabolic acidosis.
• C) uncompensated metabolic alkalosis.
• D) uncompensated respiratory alkalosis.

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