01-09-2011, 06:28 PM
A hospital patient with AIDS has large amount of diarrhea over the past 4 hours. He becomes hypovolemic over a short period of time. Which of the following lab results would best fit this clinical history?
a. pH: 7.15, pCO2: 55 mmHg, HCO3: 40 mEq/L
b. pH: 7.25, pCO2: 36 mmHg, HCO3: 15 mEq/L
c. pH: 7.40, pCO2: 40 mmHg, HCO3: 24 mEq/L
d. pH: 7.50, pCO2: 28 mmHg, HCO3: 24 mEq/L