02-10-2007, 02:51 AM
A 42-year-old man with pneumococcal pneumonia has acute fibrinous pleuritis. Which of the following proteolytic enzymes is required to eliminate the exudate and restore normal pleural anatomy?
A ) Collagenase
B ) Plasmin
C ) Stromeolysin
D ) Thrombin
E ) Trypsin
A ) Collagenase
B ) Plasmin
C ) Stromeolysin
D ) Thrombin
E ) Trypsin