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Which Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)values Represent Uncompensated Metabolic Acidosis

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Which arterial blood gas (ABG) values represent uncompensated metabolic acidosis?


A) pH, 7.29; PaCO₂, 57 mm Hg;HCO₃¯ , 22 mEq/L
B) pH, 7.36; PaCO₂, 33 mm Hg;HCO₃¯, 18 mEq/L
C) pH, 7.22; PaCO₂, 42 mm Hg;HCO₃¯, 18 mEq/L
D) pH, 7.52; PaCO₂, 38 mm Hg;HCO₃¯ , 29 mEq/L

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