A 30-Year-Old Female Patient with Hypercapnia That Is Not the Result

Multiple Choice

A 30-year-old female patient with hypercapnia that is not the result of compensation for an acid-base disturbance is seen in the clinic. Thus, this patient is suffering from:

A) Nothing, the patient has normal acid-base balance.
B) Respiratory acidosis
C) Respiratory alkalosis
D) Metabolic acidosis
E) Metabolic alkalosis