Notice how placing the values on the map
pretty much tells you the interpretation
pH = 7.53 | CO2 = 49 | HCO3 = 41 |
The pH of 7.53 and the HCO3 of 41 are both in the alkalosis area;
so this is a metabolic alkalosis. The CO2 of 49, on the opposite side of normal from the pH, tells us that breathing has decreased
( and CO2 increased ) to try to compensate for the alkalosis
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A PARTIALLY COMPENSATED METABOLIC ALKALOSIS
PARTIAL COMPENSATION
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