1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre. 2. (Units) a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre. 3. a measure having such a capacity. 4.
A pulmonary infiltrate is a substance denser than air, such as pus, blood, or protein, which lingers within the parenchyma of the lungs. Pulmonary infiltrates are associated with pneumonia, tuberculosis, and nocardiosis. Pulmonary infiltrates can be observed on a chest radiograph.
water, or tissue is filling alveolar spaces. A focal infiltrate that is patchy and less dense suggests a less advanced stage of disease process. Many conditions can cause a focal infiltrate that is vis-ible on the chest radiograph [see Table 1]. infectious diseases Bacterial Pneumonia The most common cause of a focal infiltrate is bacterial pneumonia.