A 58-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (eGFR 22 mL/min/1.73m²) presents with fatigue and dyspnea. Arterial blood gas shows pH 7.28, PaCO₂ 32 mmHg, HCO₃⁻ 15 mEq/L, and PaO₂ 88 mmHg. Which of the following is NOT a mechanism contributing to this acid-base disturbance?

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