A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department Demonstrating Agitation and Complaining

A patient presents to the emergency department demonstrating agitation and complaining of numbness and tingling in his fingers.His arterial blood gas levels reveal the following: pH 7.51,PaCO₂ 25,HCO₃ 25.The nurse interprets these blood gas values as:

A) compensated metabolic alkalosis.
B) normal values.
C) uncompensated respiratory acidosis.
D) uncompensated respiratory alkalosis.