A 70-Kg Male Patient Has A $\dot { V }$ CO₂ of 200 Ml/min and A

A 70-kg male patient has a $\dot { V }$ CO₂ of 200 ml/min and a $\dot { V }$ _A of 9 L/min. From this information, what can you infer?

A) The patient's carbon dioxide production is abnormally low.
B) The patient's $\dot { V }$ _A is abnormally low.
C) The patient will have a lower than normal PACO₂.
D) The patient will have a higher than normal PACO₂.