Indicate the [CO₂] and [HCO₃-] Levels, Labelled A

question 18

Multiple Choice

Indicate the [CO₂] and [HCO₃-] levels, labelled a. through i., in each of the following situations. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.)
-compensated metabolic acidosis

• A)[CO₂] normal, [HCO₃-] decreased below normal
• B)[CO₂] normal, [HCO₃-] increased above normal
• C)[CO₂] increased above normal, [HCO₃-] normal
• D)[CO₂] decreased below normal,[ HCO₃-] normal
• E)[CO₂] decreased below normal, [HCO₃-] decreased below normal
• F)[CO₂] increased above normal, [HCO₃-] increased above normal
• G)[CO₂] decreased below normal, [HCO₃-] increased above normal
• H)[CO₂] increased above normal, [HCO₃-] decreased below normal
• I)[CO₂] normal, [HCO₃-] normal

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