A Client Is Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with Diabetic

A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with diabetic ketoacidosis.  The client is most likely to exhibit which of the following arterial blood gas results?

A) pH 7.26, PaCO₂ 56 mm Hg (7.5 kPa) , HCO₃ 23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L)
B) pH 7.30, PaCO₂ 30 mm Hg (4.0 kPa) , HCO₃ 15 mEq/L (15 mmol/L)
C) pH 7.40, PaCO₂ 40 mm Hg (5.3 kPa) , HCO₃ 24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L)
D) pH 7.58, PaCO₂ 48 mm Hg (6.4 kPa) , HCO₃ 44 mEq/L (44 mmol/L)

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