A Patient Is Admitted for Evaluation of a Bowel Obstruction

A patient is admitted for evaluation of a bowel obstruction and has a nasogastric tube placed to low intermittent suction. The physician orders arterial blood gases, and the following results are reported: pH7.37
PaCO₂33 mm Hg
PaO₂94 mm Hg
HCO₃19 mm Hg
SaO₂98%
What is the nurse's interpretation of these results?

A) Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
B) Uncompensated metabolic acidosis
C) Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
D) Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis