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In a Patient Recovering from Cholera, PH = 7

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In a patient recovering from cholera, pH = 7.35; [HCO3-] = 16 mEq/L; PCO2 = 30 mmHg. What is the acid-base status of the patient?


A) Compensated metabolic alkalosis
B) Compensated metabolic acidosis
C) Compensated respiratory alkalosis
D) Compensated respiratory acidosis
E) Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis

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