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An arterial blood gas has been completed for the nurse's client and the results are listed below. Which of the following breathing patterns would the nurse expect to find in this client?

pH: 7.30

PCO₂: 30 mmHg

HCO₃: 16 mEq/L (16 mmol/L)

Reference Ranges:

pH: 7.35-7.45

pCO₂: 35-45 mmHg

HCO₃: 22-26 mEq/L (22-26 mmol/L)

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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