Read the following vignette and then answer the question: A…

Read the following vignette and then answer the question: Ace Smelting produces commodity steel that is used in automotive applications. It has always tried to keep the costs low. It sells directly to a few automobile manufacturers, so it is fairly dependent on these firms. Ace’s returns are above average and also above those of its most similar competitor, Big Foundries. But recently, the automotive firms have been pressuring Ace to reduce its prices. If Ace reduces its prices below Big’s, which of the following is the most likely to happen:

A 75 year old male presents to the emergency department with…

A 75 year old male presents to the emergency department with shortness of breath, fever, and cough. He is currently receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. Upon imaging, the patient is found to have an excess of pleural fluid. You examine the pleural fluid and find that the WBC count is increased, with the differential showing 92% neutrophils. What type of fluid would this be (exudate or transudate) and what is the most likely mechanism of formation?