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The Clinical Laboratory Returns the Following Arterial Blood Values for a Patient

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The clinical laboratory returns the following arterial blood values for a patient:
· pH = 7.2
· plasma HCO3 = 29 mmol/L
· plasma pCO2 = 75 mm Hg

What is this patient's acid-base disorder?


A) Acute respiratory acidosis without renal compensation
B) Respiratory acidosis with partial renal compensation
C) Acute metabolic acidosis without respiratory compensation
D) Metabolic acidosis with partial respiratory compensation

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