Question: The clinical laboratory returns the following arterial blood values for a patient: pH = 7.2; plasma HCO3- = 29 mmol/L; plasma pCO2 = 75 mmHg. Determine the patient's acid-base disorder?
Select one:
1. Acute respiratory acidosis without renal compensation
2. Respiratory acidosis with partial renal compensation
3. Acute metabolic acidosis without respiratory compensation
4. Metabolic acidosis with partial respiratory compensation