The nurse is providing education for a client diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which statement will the nurse include in the teaching material?
A) "Excessive inflammation occurs when you have less white blood cells."
B) "Removal of dead cells in your body causes an immune response."
C) "Your body is in a state of imbalance due to problems removing dead cells."
D) "Excessive inflammation occurs when you have abnormally-shaped cells."
C) "Your body is in a state of imbalance due to problems removing dead cells."
Explanation: A) Removal of dead cells is necessary to maintain homeostasis, and is impaired in a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive inflammation is characterized by overexpression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, not leukopenia. Removal of dead cells by phagocytosis does not cause an immune response in SLE. If dead cells are not cleared, they may leak intracellular antigens, resulting in inflammation. Abnormally-shaped cells are not a characteristic of SLE and will not be included in the client teaching.
B) Removal of dead cells is necessary to maintain homeostasis, and is impaired in a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive inflammation is characterized by overexpression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, not leukopenia. Removal of dead cells by phagocytosis does not cause an immune response in SLE. If dead cells are not cleared, they may leak intracellular antigens, resulting in inflammation. Abnormally-shaped cells are not a characteristic of SLE and will not be included in the client teaching.
C) Removal of dead cells is necessary to maintain homeostasis, and is impaired in a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive inflammation is characterized by overexpression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, not leukopenia. Removal of dead cells by phagocytosis does not cause an immune response in SLE. If dead cells are not cleared, they may leak intracellular antigens, resulting in inflammation. Abnormally-shaped cells are not a characteristic of SLE and will not be included in the client teaching.
D) Removal of dead cells is necessary to maintain homeostasis, and is impaired in a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Excessive inflammation is characterized by overexpression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, not leukopenia. Removal of dead cells by phagocytosis does not cause an immune response in SLE. If dead cells are not cleared, they may leak intracellular antigens, resulting in inflammation. Abnormally-shaped cells are not a characteristic of SLE and will not be included in the client teaching.
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