In the patient with acute respiratory failure, the nurse interprets which set of arterial blood gases as respiratory acidosis with hypoxemia?
A) pH 7.30, PaCO2 55 mm Hg, HCO3- 22 mEq/L, PaO2 66 mm Hg
B) pH 7.32, PaCO2 48 mm Hg, HCO3- 22 mEq/L, PaO2 88 mm Hg
C) pH 7.37, PaCO2 42 mm Hg, HCO3- 24 mEq/L, PaO2 82 mm Hg
D) pH 7.47, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3- 32 mEq/L, PaO2 75 mm Hg
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