A patient with an opiate drug overdose is unconscious and has the following arterial blood gas results on room air: pH 7.20;partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) 88 mm Hg;partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) 42 mm Hg;bicarbonate (HCO3-) 25 mEq/L.Which of the following best describes this patient's condition?
A) Chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure
B) Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure
C) Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
D) Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
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