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NCLEX-RN · Question #199
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A 66-year-old female client has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 20 years. Her arterial blood gases on room air are as follows: pH 7.35; PO2 70 mm Hg; PCO2 55 mm Hg; HCO3 32 mEq/L. These blood gases reflect:
Options
- ACompensated metabolic acidosis
- BCompensated respiratory acidosis
- CCompensated respiratory alkalosis
- DUncompensated respiratory acidosis
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