A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following aerial blood gas analysis repo : pH = 7.12 : pCO2 = 18mmHg; HCO3 = 12mmol/L. The resulting acid base abnormality can be best labeled as:
A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following aerial blood gas analysis repo : pH = 7.12 : pCO2 = 18mmHg; HCO3 = 12mmol/L. The resulting acid base abnormality can be best labeled as:
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A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following aerial blood gas analysis repo : pH = 7.12 : pCO2 = 18mmHg; HCO3 = 12mmol/L. The resulting acid base abnormality can be best labeled as:
✓ Correct Answer: A. Metabolic acidosis with compensatory respiratory alkalosis
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