Cause of transudate pleural effusionn is: (A) Nephrotic syndrome, (B) Tuberculosis, (C) Pneumonia, (D) Pulmonary infarction
Answer is A. Causes of transudative effusion includes Nephrotic syndrome,congestive hea failure,cirrhosis,pulmonary embolization, myxedema,etc.Causes of exudative effusion includes neoplasms;infections like pneumonia,TB,collagen vascular diseases,Meigs syndrome,etc. Most common cause of exudative pleural effusion is bacterial pneumonia. Reference:Davidson's Medicine-22nd edition,page no:661.