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A 72-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and right-sided chest pain. Physical examination
A 72-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and right-sided chest pain. Physical examination reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion at the right lung base. A chest X-ray shows a right-sided pleural effusion. Thoracentesis is performed, and 450 mL of light pink fluid is removed. Pleural fluid analysis reveals: Pleural fluid to serum protein ratio 0.35 Pleural fluid to serum LDH ratio 0.49 Serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 105 IU (serum LDH reference range: 100-190) Which of the following disorders is most likely in this patient? A. Pancreatitis O B. Chylothorax O C. Uremia O D. Sarcoidosis O E. Congestive heart failure
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