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A patient in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) presents with a blood pH of 7.1.
Given that the pK_a for the bicarbonate buffer system is 6.1, what is the ratio of [HCO₃⁻] to dissolved [CO₂] in this patient's arterial blood?
- 1:10
- 20:1
- 10:1
- 100:1
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