You have drawn an arterial blood gas on your patient. In reviewing the results you note the following: pH 7.45, PCO2of 30 mm Hg, and bicarbonate of 22mEq/L. What do you interpret these results to mean?
A) Metabolic acidosis, compensated
B) Metabolic alkalosis, compensated
C) Respiratory acidosis, compensated
D) Respiratory alkalosis, compensated
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