Free BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Practice Question

A 45-year-old male patient is brought into the emergency department after being found unconscious. Blood gas analysis reveals the following values: pH 7.28, PaCO2 55 mmHg, HCO3- 24 mEq/L. Which of the following represents the most likely acid-base imbalance?

  • Respiratory acidosis

  • Respiratory alkalosis

  • Combined respiratory and metabolic acidosis

  • Metabolic acidosis

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BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) / 
Resuscitation Principles
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