A patient's arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH 7.48; pCO 2 54 mm Hg; HCO3 - 38 mmol/L. These values are consistent with a. Compensated nonrespiratory alkalosis b. Compensated...

A patient's arterial blood gas results are as follows: pH 7.48; pCO₂
54 mm Hg; HCO3^-
38 mmol/L. These

values are consistent with

a. Compensated nonrespiratory alkalosis

b. Compensated respiratory alkalosis

c. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis

d. Uncompensated nonrespiratory alkalosis