To assess gas exchange at the tissues, you would obtain a blood sample from which of the following?
A) pulmonary artery (balloon-deflated)
B) peripheral artery (radial, brachial)
C) central vein (superior or inferior vena cava)
D) pulmonary artery (balloon-inflated)
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