Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 21

List three common chemistry tests performed on pleural fluid, and state their significance.

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Pleural fluid:

The pleural fluid is found in pleural cavity, situated between parietal pleural membrane that is coating chest wall and visceral pleural membrane, which is protecting lungs.