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A patient with salicylic acid poisoning has the following arterial blood gas analysis report:pH = 7.12;PCO2 =18 mmHg;HCO3 = 12 mmol/L.The resulting acid-base abnormality can be best labeled as:

A. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory alkalosis
B. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory acidosis
C. Respiratory acidosis with metabolic alkalosis
D. Metabolic acidosis
Answer» B. Metabolic acidosis with respiratory acidosis


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