The Following Results Are Obtained from a 38-Year-Old Woman with Congestive

question 17

Multiple Choice

The following results are obtained from a 38-year-old woman with congestive heart failure: • Specimen: pleural fluid
• Fluid protein = 4.5 g/dl
• Serum protein = 9.5 g/dl
• Serum LD = 110 U/L
• Fluid LD = 60 U/L
These results are most consistent with which of the following?

• A) Chylous effusion
• B) Exudate
• C) Transudate
• D) Normal pleural fluid

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