A Patient Has a Pleural Fluid with 2000 WBCs Per

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient has a pleural fluid with 2000 WBCs per mL. Seventy percent of the cells are neutrophils. Which of the following is most likely?

• A) Normal fluid
• B) Transudate on a patient with a pleural bacterial infection
• C) Exudate on a patient with a pleural bacterial infection
• D) Exudate on a patient with heart failure

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