An 83-year-old patient is admitted with a temperature of 102° F (38.8° C), chest pain, and fatigue. The chest radiograph reveals an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, which the physician removes by performing a thoracentesis
The nurse correctly records the purulent exudate as: a. effusion.
b. emphysema.
c. sputum.
d. empyema.
D
If the fluid between the lung and the membrane lining the pleural cavity becomes infected, it is called empyema.
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