MSFinals-0550

MSFinals-0550

The following blood gas results are obtained from a young adult patient with diabetes.
pH 7.32 (7.36-7.44)
PaO2 14.5 kPa (11.3-12.6)
PaCO2 2.7 kPa (4.7-6.0)
HCO3- 14 mmol/L (20-28)
Base excess −10 mmol/L (+/-2)
How should this data be interpreted accurately?