Determine the type of acid-base imbalance and the corresponding compensation according to the following results from the arterial-blood-gas test. Blood pH: 7.25 PCO2: 35 mmHg Bicarbonate concentration: 18 mmol/L (b) Give one possible medical condition that leads to the acid-base imbalance in (a).

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Determine the type of acid-base imbalance and the corresponding compensation according to the following results from the arterial-blood-gas test. 

Blood pH: 7.25
PCO2: 35 mmHg
Bicarbonate concentration: 18 mmol/L

(b) Give one possible medical condition that leads to the acid-base imbalance in (a).

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