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on: Jul 16, 2018
How much pleural fluid does a normal healthy adult have in each hemithorax?
 
  a. 5 ml
  b. 8 ml
  c. 12 ml
  d. 16 ml

Question 2

Which of the following statements about pleural fluid is false?
 
  a. Fluid can move easily between each he-mithorax.
  b. Normal protein concentration is between 1.3 and 1.4 g/dl.
  c. The total volume is approximately 16 ml.
  d. Total protein concentration is similar to that of interstitial fluid elsewhere in the body.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The average person has approximately 8 ml of pleural fluid per hemithorax.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The average person has approximately 8 ml of pleural fluid per hemithorax. It is estimated that this pleural fluid has a total protein concentration similar to that of interstitial fluid elsewhere in the body: between 1.3 and 1.4 g/dl. In human beings, the pleural spaces surrounding each lung are completely independent, being separated by the mediastinum.


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