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 PaO₂ and PaCO₂ will be higher than the patient's actual values
b. The measured values of both PaO₂ and PaCO₂ will be lower than the patient's actual values
c. The measured PaO₂ will be higher and the measured PaCO₂ will be lower than the patient's actual blood gas values
d. The measured PaO₂ will be lower and the measured PaCO₂ will be higher than the patient's actual blood gas values
e. The measured values of PaO₂ and PaCO₂ will accurately reflect the actual values
