To assess gas exchange at the tissues, you would obtain a blood sample from which of the fol-lowing?

a. Pulmonary artery (balloon-deflated)
b. Peripheral artery (radial, brachial)
c. Central vein (superior or inferior vena cava)
d. Pulmonary artery (balloon-inflated)

ANS: D
Table 19-2 summarizes the usefulness of these various sites in providing relevant clinical infor-mation.

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