The Master Surgeon | Free Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

QUESTION NO

177

A 62 years old male presents to A&E with shortness of breath, wheeze and productive cough. He is a lifelong smoker with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD. He has been admitted twice for exacerbations. His ABG results are as follows: pH 7.37, pO2 10.1, pCO2 7.2, HCO3 34 What do the above results show?

Please select one of the following:

Chronic respiratory acidosis with metabolic compensation
Chronic metabolic acidosis with respiratory compensation
Acute metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation
Acute respiratory alkalosis with metabolic compensation
Acute respiratory acidosis with partial metabolic compensation

Question By Dr Ley Taing Chan MBBS, BA.