Given the following data perform the appropriate calculation

Given the following data, perform the appropriate calculations and evaluate the values related to oxygen consumption. PaO2 85 mm Hg Hb = 18 g/dl SaO2 = 95% PV02 = 40 mm Hg SV02-7596 Cardiac output 6 LUmin this patient must A. correct have an increased metabolic rate B. incorrect Ca02 is higher than normal CVO2 is lower than normal VO2 is higher than normal This patient has a diffusion defect

Solution

A. This patient must have an increased metabolic rate is incorrect.

B. CaO2 is higher than normal is incorrect.

C. CVO2 is lower than normal is incorrect.

D. VO2 is higher than normal is correct.

E. This patient has a diffusion defect is correct.