A 60-year-old female with a history of cirrhosis presents with dyspnea,impaired ventilation,and pleural pain.A diagnosis of pleural effusion is made,and a watery fluid is drained.When giving report,the nurse will refer to this fluid as:

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Pleural effusions that enter the pleural space from intact blood vessels can be transudative (watery).
The fluid is watery; thus,it is not exudative,which is composed of white cells.
The fluid is watery; thus,it is transudative,not purulent.
The fluid is watery; thus,it is transudative,not infected.

A 60-Year-Old Female with a History of Cirrhosis Presents with Dyspnea,impaired