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What is this patient’s acid-base status most accurately described as?

A young woman is found comatose, having taken an unknown number of sleeping pills an unknown time before. An arterial blood sample yields the following values: pH 6.90, HCO3- 13 meq/liter and PaCO2 68 mmHg.

Asked by Santepro, Last updated: Sep 26, 2024

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Answered Sep 25, 2018

Simultaneous Respiratory and Metabolic Acidosis

Whenever the PCO2 and HCO3 are abnormal in opposite directions, ie, one above normal while the other is reduced, a mixed respiratory and metabolic acid-base disorder exists. When the PCO2 is elevated and the [HCO3-] reduced, respiratory acidosis and metabolic acidosis coexist.
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