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A 68-year-old client is admitted with pneumonia. AGC results are pH 7. 46, PaCO2 30, HCO3- 19, and SaO2 72. The nurse interprets this as:
A. Respiratory acidosis, uncompensated.
B. Respiratory alkalosis, partially compensated.
C. Respiratory alkalosis, uncompensated.
D. Metabolic alkalosis, partially compensated.