In respiratory alkalosis, what would you expect to be the body's compensatory mechanism?

a. The kidneys will retain more HCO3-.
b. The lungs will retain more pCO2.
c. The lungs will expire more pCO2.
d. The kidneys will excrete more HCO3-.


d

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