How would the nurse interpret the following blood gas results: pH 7.46, PaO2 102, PaCO2 33, and HCO3 24?
1. Respiratory alkalosis
2. Respiratory acidosis
3. Metabolic alkalosis
4. Metabolic acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Rationale: The pH is high and the PaCO2 leans to the opposite direction of the pH, indicating the presence of respiratory alkalosis. This interpretation is confirmed because the HCO3 is normal.
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