Exam NCLEX-RN topic 7 question 109 discussion

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Question #: 109
Topic #: 7

A 52-year-old female client is admitted to the hospital in acute renal failure. She has been on hemodialysis for the past 2 years. Stat arterial blood gases are drawn on the client yielding the following results: pH 7.30, PCO2 51 mm Hg, HCO3, 18 mEq/L, PaO2, 84 mm Hg. The nurse would interpret these results as:

A. Compensated metabolic alkalosis
B. Respiratory acidosis
C. Partially compensated metabolic alkalosis
D. Combined respiratory and metabolic acidosis

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
(A) Compensated metabolic alkalosis would be reflected by the following: pH within normal limit (7.357.45), PCO2 > 45 mm Hg, HCO3 >26 mEq/L. (B)
Respiratory acidosis would be reflected by the following: pH < 7.35, PCO2 > 45 mm Hg, HCO3 within normal limits (2226 mEq/L). (C) Partially compensated metabolic alkalosis would be reflected by the following: pH > 7.45, PCO2 > 45 mm Hg, HCO3 > 26 mEq/L. (D) Combined respiratory and metabolicacidosis would be reflected by the following: pH < 7.35, PCO2 > 45 mm Hg, HCO3 < 22 mEq/L.

by [deleted] at March 10, 2025, 7:21 a.m.

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