A 70-kg male patient has a CO 2 of 200 ml/min and a V A of 9 L/min. From this information, what can you infer?

When the CO 2 is normal while the A is elevated, the PACO 2 must be lower than normal. Likewise, the PACO 2 will fall if carbon dioxide production decreases or alveolar ventilation increases.

A 70-kg male patient has a CO 2 of 200 ml/min and a V A of 9 L/min. From this information, what can you infer?

When the CO 2 is normal while the A is elevated, the PACO 2 must be lower than normal. Likewise, the PACO 2 will fall if carbon dioxide production decreases or alveolar ventilation increases.

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A 70-Kg Male Patient Has a CO₂of 200 Ml/min

Question 17

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A 70-kg male patient has a CO₂of 200 ml/min and a 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 _A is abnormally low.
C) The patient will have a lower than normal PACO₂.
D) The patient will have a higher than normal PACO₂.

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