A client comes to the emergency department with status asthmaticus. The client's respiratory rate is 48 breaths/minute, and the client is wheezing. An arterial blood gas analysis reveals a ph of 7.52, a partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (paco2) of 30 mm hg, pao2 of 70 mm hg, and bicarbonate (hco3--) of 26 meq/l. What disorder is indicated by these findings?
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A client comes to the emergency department with status asthmaticus. The client's respiratory rate is 48 breaths/minute, and the client is wheezing. An arterial blood gas analysis reveals a ph of 7.52, a partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide (paco2) of 30 mm hg, pao2 of 70 mm hg, and bicarbonate (hco3--) of 26 meq/l. What disorder is indicated by these findings?
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