08-08-2006, 05:22 AM
|67year-old man with longstanding signs and symptoms of congestive healtfailure is admitted to the hospital because of progressive shortness of breath Examined
shows no other abnormalities. An xray chest shews cardiomegaly cephali|zation of blood vessels. and a rt|-sided pleural effusion. Which of the following so
of pleural fluid findings is most like: in this pt
Protein Glucose leukocyte count seg neutrophils Monocytes
(mg/dl, mg/dl, /mm3, %,%)
A) 2.5 10 10,000 50 50
B) 2.5 90 2000 60 40
C) 3.8 40 30.000 80 20
D) 4.5 60 10.000 20 80
E) 4.5 90 2000 50 50
shows no other abnormalities. An xray chest shews cardiomegaly cephali|zation of blood vessels. and a rt|-sided pleural effusion. Which of the following so
of pleural fluid findings is most like: in this pt
Protein Glucose leukocyte count seg neutrophils Monocytes
(mg/dl, mg/dl, /mm3, %,%)
A) 2.5 10 10,000 50 50
B) 2.5 90 2000 60 40
C) 3.8 40 30.000 80 20
D) 4.5 60 10.000 20 80
E) 4.5 90 2000 50 50