The nurse receives the results of an arterial blood gas for a patient on the critical care unit. The results are as follows: pH 7.31, \(PaO_2\) 88 mmHg, \(PaCO_2\) 36 mmHg, and \(HCO_3\) 18 mEq/L. Based on these results, the nurse classifies this lab results as which of the following?
respiratory alkalosis
metabolic acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
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