The nurse teaches a patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) about plasmapheresis. What instructions about plasmapheresis should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. Plasmapheresis will eliminate eosinophils and basophils from blood.
b. Plasmapheresis will remove antibody-antigen complexes from circulation.
c. Plasmapheresis will prevent foreign antibodies from damaging various body tissues.
d. Plasmapheresis will decrease the damage to organs caused by attacking T lymphocytes.
ANS: B
Plasmapheresis is used in SLE to remove antibodies, antibody-antigen complexes, and complement from blood. T lymphocytes, foreign antibodies, eosinophils, and basophils do not directly contribute to the tissue damage in SLE.
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