A 12-year old boy has been wheezing for the past five minutes on the soccer field. He was given oral acyclovir six weeks ago to treat an itchy, vesicular eruption over his left antecubital fossa. Which of the following sets of arterial blood findings is most likely in this patient?
↑ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↔ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↓ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↓ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↑ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↔ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↑ pH; ↔ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↓ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↓ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↑ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↓ Bicarbonate
↓ pCO2; ↔ pH; ↔ Bicarbonate
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