A 1-day-old neonate with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has moderately severe hypoxemia. Physical examination reveals, dry inspiratory crackles in the lungs and a continuous harsh murmur heard over the entire precordium. Which of the following sets of oxygen saturation (SaO₂) values in the cardiac chambers and vessels most likely match those of this patient?

\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Right atrium (RA) } & \text { Normal } \mathrm { SaO } _ { 2 } ( \% ) \\\hline \text { Right ventricle (RV) } & 75 \\\hline \text { Pulmonary artery (PA) } & 75 \\\hline \text { Pulmonary veir (PV) } & 75 \\\hline \text { Left ventricle (LV) } & 95 \\\hline \text { Aorta } ( \mathrm { A } ) & 95 \\\hline\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l l } & \text { RA } & \text { RV } & \text { PA } & \text { PV } & \text { LV } & \text { A } \\& ( \% ) & ( \% ) & ( \% ) & ( \% ) & ( \% ) & ( \% ) \\\hline \text { A } & 75 & 80 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95 \\\text { B } & 80 & 80 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95 \\\text { C } & 75 & 75 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95 \\\text { D } & 75 & 75 & 75 & 95 & 80 & 80 \\\text { E } & 75 & 75 & 75 & 95 & 95 & 95\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 75 & 80 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 80 & 80 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 75 & 75 & 80 & 95 & 95 & 95\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 75 & 75 & 75 & 95 & 80 & 80\end{array}

\begin{array} { l l l l l l } 75 & 75 & 75 & 95 & 95 & 95\end{array}

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