Use the following laboratory values find the best option to describe acid-base disorder: Plasma pH = 7.12 Plasma Pco2 = 60 mm Hg Plasma = 19 mEq/L
Correct Answer: Combined metabolic and respiratory acidosis
Description: pH < 7.4, thus acidosis Pco2 > 40 mm Hg, thus respiratory acidosis HCO3- < 24 mEq/L, thus metabolic acidosis
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