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The nurse is caring for a client on an acute medical unit with severe anxiety. The client is experiencing an acute episode of anxiety and has been hyperventilating for the past 10 minutes. An arterial blood gas (ABG) sample is taken and the results are below.

 The nurse interprets these results as which of the following?

pH: 7.50

paCO₂: 29 mmHg

paO₂: 90 mmHg

HCO₃: 23 mEq/L (23 mmol/L)

Reference Ranges:

pH: 7.35-7.45

pCO₂: 35-45 mmHg

pO₂: 80-100 mmHg

HCO₃: 22-26 mEq/L (22-26 mmol/L)

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Metabolic acidosis

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Respiratory alkalosis

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Respiratory acidosis

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Metabolic alkalosis

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