A 2-year-old German Shepherd is admitted to the Emergency Department with multiple fractures suffered in a car accident. Arterial blood gases are ordered while the patient is breathing room air. After obtaining the arterial blood sample, the blood-gas technician draws room air into the syringe before measuring the blood-gas values. As a result, which of the following is true?
a. The measured values of both PaOâ‚‚ and PaCOâ‚‚ will be higher than the patient's actual values
b. The measured values of both PaOâ‚‚ and PaCOâ‚‚ will be lower than the patient's actual values
c. The measured PaOâ‚‚ will be higher and the measured PaCOâ‚‚ will be lower than the patient's actual blood gas values
d. The measured PaOâ‚‚ will be lower and the measured PaCOâ‚‚ will be higher than the patient's actual blood gas values
e. The measured values of PaOâ‚‚ and PaCOâ‚‚ will accurately reflect the actual values
