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Which of the following are major causes of an exudative pleural effusion?1.   Empyema2.   Chylothorax3.   Pancreatitis4.   Peritoneal dialysis

50% of pulmonary embolus patients develop a pleural effusion due to what two complications? (2 points)

All of the following are evaluated during a polysomnographic sleep study, EXCEPT:

Usual chest radiograph findings on a patient with a large pleural effusion include:1.   blunting of the costophrenic angle.2.   fluid level on the affected side.3.   mediastinal shift to the unaffected side.4.   mediastinal shift to the affected side.

Define the term empyema.

Which of the following prevents the aspiration of foods and liquids?

The impulse to begin each heartbeat comes from the

The heart is in the thoracic cavity in the space between the two lungs. This space is called the

The large blood vessel that brings deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart is the

An animal’s first line of defense against potential disease-causing organism is the