A 55-year-old female presents to her primary care provider and reports dizziness, confusion, and tingling in the extremities. Blood tests reveal an elevated pH, decreased PCO2, and slightly decreased HCO3. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a. Respiratory alkalosis with renal compensation

b. Respiratory acidosis with renal compensation

c. Metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation

d. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation

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Aliyah

16 October, 04:27

A 55-year-old female presents to her primary care provider and reports dizziness, confusion, and tingling in the extremities. Blood tests reveal an elevated pH, decreased PCO2, and slightly decreased HCO3. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

a. Respiratory alkalosis with renal compensation

b. Respiratory acidosis with renal compensation

c. Metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation

d. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation

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Bennett Lin · Answer 1

Respiratory alkaloid with renal compensation

Explanation:

Respiratory alkaloid with renal compensation is related to the imbalance of the acid and the base because of the alveolar hyperventilation.

It decreases the partial pressure of the arterial carbon dioxide. The respiratory alkaloids can be chronic or it can be in acute condition.

It has four basic classifications of this procedure. In alkaloids, the ph value of the body gets increased greater than 7.45.

It is the common abnormality in acid and base. There is no gender discrimination.

Thus here 55-year-old female was diagnosis by respiratory alkaloid with renal compensation.