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The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with a large hemothorax who has an indwelling chest tube. Which diagnostic evaluation parameter of the pleural fluid sample best confirms that the fluid is a true hemothorax rather than a bloody pleural effusion?

A A pleural fluid glucose level equal to the current serum glucose level.

B A pleural fluid hematocrit level that is at least fifty percent of the client's serum hematocrit.

C A total white blood cell count in the pleural fluid exceeding ten thousand cells per microliter.

D The presence of continuous bubbling inside the diagnostic fluid collection chamber.

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