An upright chest film of a cachectic, homeless 47-year-old woman shows blunting of the right costophrenic angle. The following is/are true:
A lateral decubitus film should be obtained to confirm the presence of fluid rather than a CT scan
Tuberculous effusion can readily be identified by stain and culture of aspirated fluid
A pleural fluid glucose level lower than in the serum is diagnostic of empyema
Bloody pleural effusion in this patient is diagnostic of an underlying malignancy
Pleural fluid cytology report of lumphoma should be viewed with skepticism
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