A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following arterial blood gas analysis report: pH is 7.12 , PCO2 is 18 mm Hg HCO3– is 12 mmol/L. The resulting acid-base abnormality can be best labelled
A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following arterial blood gas analysis report: pH is 7.12 , PCO2 is 18 mm Hg HCO3– is 12 mmol/L. The resulting acid-base abnormality can be best labelled
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A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following arterial blood gas analysis report: pH is 7.12 , PCO2 is 18 mm Hg HCO3– is 12 mmol/L. The resulting acid-base abnormality can be best labelled
✓ Correct Answer: A. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory alkalosis
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