A patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is scheduled for plasmapheresis. The nurse plans to teach the patient that plasmapheresis will
A) decrease the damage to organs caused by attacking T-lymphocytes.
B) remove antibody-antigen complexes from circulation.
C) prevent foreign antibodies from damaging various body tissues.
D) eliminate eosinophils and basophils from blood.
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