A nurse assesses a client in the physician's office. Which assessment findings support a suspicion of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

A nurse assesses a client in the physician's office. Which assessment findings support a suspicion of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?


a) Photosensitivity, polyarthralgia, and painful mucous membrane ulcers
b) Weight gain, hypervigilance, hypothermia, and edema of the legs
c) Hypothermia, weight gain, lethargy, and edema of the arms
d) Facial erythema, pericarditis, pleuritis, fever, and weight loss


Answer: d) Facial erythema, pericarditis, pleuritis, fever, and weight loss


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