A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department Demonstrating Agitation and Complaining

question 31

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the emergency department demonstrating agitation and complaining of numbness and tingling in his fingers.His arterial blood gas levels reveal the following: pH 7.51,PaCO₂ 25,HCO₃ 25.The nurse interprets these blood gas values as:

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

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