A registered nurse is teaching a student nurse about interpreting blood test reports and urinalysis reports of clients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which statements made by the student nurse indicate effective teaching?

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B) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a commonly used test for monitoring the degree of inflammation in clients with SLE. It is often high in clients with SLE due to the underlying chronic inflammation.
C) Leukopenia (low white blood cell count) and thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) are common hematological manifestations of SLE due to the autoimmune destruction of blood cells. These can be detected through blood testing. 
A) While a high ANA level is common in clients with SLE, it is not specific to SLE and can also be found in other autoimmune disorders and even in healthy individuals. 
D) C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein that increases in response to inflammation. It is often elevated in acute SLE flares, not low. 
E) Urinalysis reports of clients with SLE may show proteinuria, hematuria, or signs of kidney inflammation, but not bacteriuria and pyuria which are indicative of a urinary tract infection.

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