Question 1
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The AGACNP is caring for a patient who is quite ill and has developed,
among other things, a large right sided pleural effusion. Thoracentesis is
sent for pleural fluid analysis. While evaluating the fluid analysis, the
AGACNP knows that a fluid identified as a(n) is the least
worrisome type.
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“A” is the correct answer. A transudate is essentially
just water and can occur as a consequence of
increased hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary
vessels. It typically implies that the some condition has
produced an imbalance in colloid-hydrostatic pressures,
such as CHF or hypoalbuminemia. While it can
represent a serious problem, it may also represent a
transient imbalance. Conversely, “B” is not correct as
an exudate has more protein in it and implies a
condition characterized by protein leaking from
vessels, such as a malignancy or some serious
systemic stressor. “C” is not correct—a chyliform
effusion is characterized by fat and indicates a
pathology causing massive triglyceride degradation.
“D” is not correct as a hemorrhagic effusion is blood
and typically means traumatic injury.
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