An 80-year-old develops pneumonia in the hospital. An assessment identifies that the patient is cyanotic and tachycardic and has developed a fever and a cough
Chest x-ray reveals pus in the pleural space. This symptomology supports which medical diagno-sis?
a. Empyema
b. Emphysema
c. Pleurisy
d. Chyle
ANS: A
The presence of pus in the pleural space is termed empyema; emphysema is a total lung disorder. Pleurisy causes pain with inspiration. Chyle is milky fluid with lymph and fat.
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