A patient who has been newly diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus has been admitted to your unit. You know that a typical diagnostic finding related to this disease is what?

A) Thrombocytopenia
B) Elevated hemoglobin level
C) Negative antinuclear antibodies level
D) Proteinuria


Ans: A
Feedback: Blood testing reveals moderate to severe anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, and positive antinuclear antibodies. Proteinuria is not diagnostic of systemic lupus erythematosus.

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