Pleural Effusion Quiz: Fluid In The Lungs?

1. Which complication may occur after thoracentesis if too much fluid is removed rapidly?

Hypervolemia

Pulmonary edema

Re-expansion pulmonary edema

Hypokalemia

2. In a patient with recurrent pleural effusion, pleurodesis is performed to achieve which goal?

Reduce fluid production

Obliterate pleural space and prevent reaccumulation

Remove all pleural fluid

Treat the underlying infection

3. Which finding on chest X-ray is characteristic of pleural effusion?

Hyperinflation

Blunting of costophrenic angle

Air bronchogram

Pneumothorax

4. A patient develops a fever and purulent pleural fluid after pneumonia treatment. This is consistent with which complication?

Simple parapneumonic effusion

Empyema

Malignant effusion

Transudative effusion

5. Which medication is commonly used to treat malignant pleural effusion when it recurs?

Diuretics alone

Antibiotics

Pleurodesis agents

Anticoagulants

6. During assessment, a nurse notes decreased breath sounds and dullness on percussion. Which position would best facilitate drainage if a chest tube is placed?

Semi-Fowler's position on unaffected side

Supine position

Side-lying on affected side

Trendelenburg position

7. A patient with rheumatoid arthritis develops pleural effusion. The fluid shows low glucose and cholesterol crystals. This is consistent with which condition?

Infectious effusion

Rheumatoid pleural effusion

Malignant effusion

Transudative effusion

8. Which pleural effusion finding is most suggestive of tuberculosis?

High protein and high glucose

Low protein and low glucose

High LDH and low glucose

Bloody appearance

9. Pulmonary embolism can cause pleural effusion through which mechanism?

Decreased plasma oncotic pressure

Increased capillary permeability and infarction

Lymphatic obstruction

Increased systemic venous pressure

10. A pleural effusion with positive cytology for malignant cells indicates which type of effusion?

Parapneumonic

Malignant

Tuberculous

Rheumatoid

11. Pleural effusion occurs when fluid accumulates between which two layers of the pleura?

Visceral and parietal pleura

Visceral pleura and lung tissue

Parietal pleura and chest wall

Diaphragm and mediastinum

12. What is the maximum safe volume of fluid removed during a single thoracentesis?

500 mL

1000 mL

1500 mL

2000 mL

13. During thoracentesis, the needle is inserted at which anatomical landmark?

Above the rib to avoid neurovascular structures

Below the rib to avoid neurovascular structures

At the midclavicular line

At the anterior axillary line

14. Which clinical manifestation is most common in patients with pleural effusion?

Pleuritic chest pain

Dyspnea

Hemoptysis

Fever

15. A pleural fluid sample shows protein level of 2.5 g/dL and LDH of 150 IU/L. Using Light's criteria, this is most consistent with which type?

Exudative effusion

Transudative effusion

Malignant effusion

Empyema

16. What is the primary diagnostic test to confirm pleural effusion?

Chest X-ray

CT scan of thorax

Arterial blood gas

Complete blood count

17. On percussion, a patient with pleural effusion would demonstrate which sound over the affected area?

Hyperresonance

Dullness

Tympany

Resonance

18. Which condition commonly causes exudative pleural effusion due to inflammation?

Cirrhosis

Pneumonia

Nephrotic syndrome

Myxedema

19. A patient with congestive heart failure develops pleural effusion. What type of effusion is this most likely?

Exudative

Transudative

Hemorrhagic

Chylous

20. Which mechanism is responsible for transudative pleural effusion?

Increased capillary permeability

Imbalance of hydrostatic and oncotic pressures

Lymphatic obstruction

Infection of pleural membrane

Pleural Effusion Quiz: Fluid in the Lungs?

1. Which complication may occur after thoracentesis if too much fluid is removed rapidly?

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2. In a patient with recurrent pleural effusion, pleurodesis is performed to achieve which goal?

3. Which finding on chest X-ray is characteristic of pleural effusion?

4. A patient develops a fever and purulent pleural fluid after pneumonia treatment. This is consistent with which complication?

5. Which medication is commonly used to treat malignant pleural effusion when it recurs?

6. During assessment, a nurse notes decreased breath sounds and dullness on percussion. Which position would best facilitate drainage if a chest tube is placed?

7. A patient with rheumatoid arthritis develops pleural effusion. The fluid shows low glucose and cholesterol crystals. This is consistent with which condition?

8. Which pleural effusion finding is most suggestive of tuberculosis?

9. Pulmonary embolism can cause pleural effusion through which mechanism?

10. A pleural effusion with positive cytology for malignant cells indicates which type of effusion?

11. Pleural effusion occurs when fluid accumulates between which two layers of the pleura?

12. What is the maximum safe volume of fluid removed during a single thoracentesis?

13. During thoracentesis, the needle is inserted at which anatomical landmark?

14. Which clinical manifestation is most common in patients with pleural effusion?

15. A pleural fluid sample shows protein level of 2.5 g/dL and LDH of 150 IU/L. Using Light's criteria, this is most consistent with which type?

16. What is the primary diagnostic test to confirm pleural effusion?

17. On percussion, a patient with pleural effusion would demonstrate which sound over the affected area?

18. Which condition commonly causes exudative pleural effusion due to inflammation?

19. A patient with congestive heart failure develops pleural effusion. What type of effusion is this most likely?

20. Which mechanism is responsible for transudative pleural effusion?