A patient has the following set of blood gas data: …
A patient has the following set of blood gas data: Arterial pH 7.47 (high) Arterial PCO2 46 mm Hg (high) 33 mEq/L (high) Arterial PO2 85 mm Hg (low) Anion Gap 9 mEq/L (within normal limits) Which scenario below would most likely be the cause?