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11:50 PM 7 74% | T-Mobile LTE <59 M Mama > 4.Respiratory acidosis, uncompensated Audience Response System Question (for use with iClicker) The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of a client and notes the following: pH 7.45, PCO2 of 30 mm Hg, and HCO3- of 20 mEq/L. The nurse analyzes these results as indicating which condition? 1. Metabolic acidosis, compensated 2.Respiratory alkalosis, compensated 3.Metabolic alkalosis, uncompensated 4.Respiratory acidosis, uncompensated Delivered iMessage

Answer 1

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Respiratory alkalosis,compensated

Reason: In respiratory condition pH and PCo2 is in opposite effect. In this case,the pH is higher end of normal value and PCo2 is low