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#Question id: 11945


A patient has the following laboratory values: arterial pH = 7.13, plasma HCO3− = 15 mEq/L, plasma chloride concentration = 118 mEq/L, arterial Pco2 = 28 mm Hg, and plasma Na+ concentration = 141 mEq/L. What is the most likely cause of his acidosis?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Salicylic acid poisoning
  2. Diabetes mellitus
  3. Diarrhea
  4. Emphysema