A client admitted with acute anxiety has the following arterial blood gas (ABG) values: pH, 7.55; partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2), 90 mm Hg; partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (PaCO2), 27 mm Hg; and bicarbonate (HCO3-), 24 mEq/L. Based on these values, the nurse suspects:
a) metabolic acidosis.
b) metabolic alkalosis.
c) respiratory acidosis.
d) respiratory alkalosis.
Answer: d) respiratory alkalosis.
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