A 35-year-old, 54-kg woman with congestive heart failure ent…

A 35-year-old, 54-kg woman with congestive heart failure enters the emergency department short of breath. An ABG shows the following results:pH 7.48, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3- 23 mEq/L, base excess +2 mEq/LThe patient’s ABG results indicate which of the following?

A 17-year-old man is brought into the emergency department….

A 17-year-old man is brought into the emergency department. Vitals are as follows: pulse, 100 beats/min; respiratory rate, 4 breaths/min; and blood pressure, 100/65 mm Hg. The patient was at a party, where he was discovered by his friends to be slumped in a chair and unresponsive. ABG results are as follows:pH 7.18, PaCO2 68 mm Hg, HCO3- 27 mEq/L, BE + 1 mEq/LThe patient’s acid-base status is classified as which of the following?