A Patient Is Diagnosed with Valvular Heart Disease After Having

question 34

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with valvular heart disease after having strep throat. The nurse would explain that this condition is the result of which pathophysiology?

• A) Molecular mimicry
• B) Release of hidden antigens into the circulation
• C) Biologic changes that caused self-antigens to produce autoantibodies
• D) An autoimmune response by slow-growing mycobacteria

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