When assessing aspirated stomach contents, the nurse notes the color to be green with sediment. The nurse is aware that this most likely represents ___________ fluid
a. pleural
b. gastric
c. intestinal
d. tracheobronchial
ANS: B
Gastric fluid appears green with sediment or off white. Pleural fluid appears clear to straw colored. Intestinal fluid appears yellow (bile colored). Tracheobronchial fluid appears off white or tan.
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