The following are sets of arterial blood acid-base data obta…

The following are sets of arterial blood acid-base data obtained from several hospital patients.  Normal HCO3- is 24 mEq/L. Normal PCO2 is 40 mmHg. All patients have a normal plasma Na+ concentration.     Patient           pH                            HCO3- mEq/L        PCO2 mmHg                          A                  6.85                             10                                60                            B                  7.53                             36                                48                             C                  7.80                             15                                10                              D                  7.32                             15                                30           Which patient got diarrhea ?