A 12-year-old girl is brought in my ambulance 20 minutes following severe acute wheezing while playing outside in the snow. She is given nebulized albuterol and intravenous methylprednisolone. Which of the following sets of laboratory findings is most likely to be seen in this patient prior to medical intervention?
pCO2 20 mmHg; HCO3– 18 mEq/L
pCO2 25 mmHg; HCO3– 25 mEq/L
pCO2 30 mmHg; HCO3– 32 mEq/L
pCO2 35 mmHg; HCO3– 18 mEq/L
pCO2 40 mmHg; HCO3– 25 mEq/L
pCO2 45 mmHg; HCO3– 32 mEq/L
pCO2 50 mmHg; HCO3– 18 mEq/L
pCO2 55 mmHg; HCO3– 25 mEq/L
pCO2 60 mmHg; HCO3– 32 mEq/L
