Mrs Smith is a 57 year old woman who presents with delirium. Her respiratory rate is 40 breaths perminute, and she has a fever of 38.5 degrees Celsius. She has an arterial blood gas performed,with the following results:pH 7.10 (RR 7.36-7.44), p02 95mmHg (RR 80-100), pCO2 20mmHg (RR 35-35), HCO3 5mmol/L (RR 22-30).What is the blood gas interpretation?A. Compensated metabolic acidosisB. Compensated respiratory acidosisC. Mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosisD. Uncompensated metabolic acidosisE. Uncompensated respiratory acidosis

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