A client with a bowel obstruction has been treated with gastric suctioning for 4 days. The nurse notices an increase in nasogastric drainage. Which acid-base imbalance does the nurse correctly identify? Click the exhibit button for more information.ExhibitpH 7.50PaCO2 45 mm Hg (5.98 kPa)PaO: 90 mm Hg (12 kPa)HCO3 32 mEq/L (32 mmol/L)1. Metabolic alkalosis, compensated2. Metabolic alkalosis, uncompensated3. Respiratory alkalosis; compensated4. Respiratory alkalosis, uncompensated

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