Mrs. Johnson is a thin, elderly-looking 62 year-old COPD patient. She has an ABG done as part of her routine
care in the pulmonary clinic. The results are as follows:
pH 7.35
CO2 63 mmHg
HCO3 35 mEq/L
What is your interpretation?
metabolic acidosis, not compensated
metabolic alkalosis, partly compensated
respiratory acidosis, not compensated
respiratory acidosis, fully compensated