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Immunodeficiency diseases that affect only males include

A chronic, progressive, systemic autoimmune disease of the skin that is characterized by hardening and shrinking of the skin is

The group of diseases that occur when antibodies develop and begin to destroy the body’s own cells is

Tolerance to self-antigens is believed to commence during fetal life.

The systemic disease that usually begins with joint inflammation and edema of the synovial membranes surrounding the joint is

Autoimmune diseases occur when autoantibodies develop and begin to destroy the body’s own cells.

Patients with severe IgA deficiency should be encouraged to obtain a medical alert bracelet due to risk for

A 70-year-old patient with a past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents to physical therapy with reports of dull pain, aching, and cramping in bilateral lower extremities. Their symptoms worsen when they ambulate more than two blocks, and are relieved with sitting to rest. The patient can tolerate walking on a treadmill with no incline for 4 minutes before onset of symptoms. With the treadmill inclined, the patient can tolerate walking for 1 minute before onset of symptoms. How should these findings be interpreted?

All of the following are risk factors for osteoporosis EXCEPT:

A patient presents to physical therapy with acute onset low back pain that radiates to their left foot. The patient displays the following posture. They relate that they started feeling crooked around the same time that they developed their lower back and leg pain. Which intervention would be BEST to manage this patient’s condition?