An 83-year-old patient is admitted with a temperature of 102 ° F (38.8 ° C), chest pain, and fatigue. What is the infected fluid that the physician removes called?
a. Emboli
b. Emphysema
c. Sputum
d. Empyema
ANS: D
If the fluid between the lung and the membrane lining the pleural cavity becomes infected, it is called empyema.
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