Question 8

(Multiple Choice)

A 60-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with shortness of breath.An arterial blood sample is obtained,and the following data are noted: Partial pressure of oxygen (Po2): 75 mm Hg (normal: 75 to 100 mm Hg)
Pco2: 58 mm Hg (normal: 33 to 44 mm Hg)
[HCO3]: 24 mEq/L (normal: 22 to 28 mEq/L)
PH: 7.24 (normal: 7.35 to 7.45)
What is the acid-base disorder?


A)Metabolic acidosis
B)Metabolic alkalosis
C)Acute respiratory acidosis
D)Acute respiratory alkalosis
E)Chronic respiratory acidosis

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