A client has a possible connective tissue disease and the nurse is reviewing the client's laboratory values.Which laboratory values and their related connective tissue diseases (CTDs)are correctly matched? (Select all that apply.)

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The HLA-B27 is diagnostic for Reiter's syndrome or ankylosing spondylitis.A positive rheumatoid factor can be seen in autoimmune CTDs,kidney and liver disease,or leukemia.An elevated ANA is indicative of inflammatory CTDs,although a small minority of healthy adults also have this finding.An elevated sedimentation rate indicates inflammation,whether from an infection,an injury,or an autoimmune CTD.Lowered albumin is seen in nutritional deficiencies but also in chronic infection or inflammation.

A Client Has a Possible Connective Tissue Disease and the Nurse