A patient is admitted to your hospital clinic with a reduced respiratory rate an

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A patient is admitted to your hospital clinic with a reduced respiratory rate and tidal volume (breath size). You order an "arterial blood gas", a test where arterial blood is drawn and the levels of oxygen, CO_2, bicarbonate, as well as the pH are measured. The results come back and reveal that the patient's blood pH is not as low as expected given her arterial pCO_2 values. Of what might this be an indication? (select two answers) decreased excretion of protons in the urine by the kidney increased reabsorption of bicarbonate in the kidney prolonged duration of the respiratory acidosis respiratory alkalosis metabolic acidosis

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First Reason is RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS, and other reason is increased reabsorption of bicarbonate in the kidney.

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