A patient who has fully compensated respiratory acidosis becomes severely hypoxic. If her lungs are not too compromised, what might her gases now appear to be?
A) fully compensated metabolic acidosis
B) fully compensated metabolic alkalosis
C) fully compensated respiratory alkalosis
D) no change
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