Given the following data on a 6 foot tall, 210 pound male, perform the appropriate calculations and evaluate the values related to oxygen consumption. pao2 = 85 mm hg hb = 11 g/dl sao2 = 95% pvo2 = 30 mm hg svo2 = 60% cardiac output = 5 l/min with a heart rate of 130/minute. identify each of the following statements as correct or incorrect.

a. this patient must have an increased metabolic rate
b. cao2 is higher than normal
c. cvo2 is lower than normal
d. vo2 is higher than normal
e. this patient has a diffusion defect