A 42-year-old woman with acute pneumonia presents with severe hypoxemia (PaO₂ 55 mmHg on room air) and normal PaCO₂ (40 mmHg). On supplemental O₂ (FiO₂ 0.6), PaO₂ rises only to 65 mmHg. Which investigation would best confirm the suspected pathophysiology?

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