A patient with a pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz) catheter in place has the following blood gas results while breathing 100% O2 at a barometric pressure of 750 mm Hg: 
What is the approximate percentage of shunt in this subject?
A) 6%
B) 8%
C) 13%
D) 16%
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