Question 36 (1 point)

Antibody-mediated destruction of the acetylcholine receptor atthe postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction occurs inwhich of the following diseases?

Question 36 options:

	biliary cirrhosis
	Addison's
	multiple sclerosis
	myasthenia gravis

Question 37 (1 point)

IgA autoantibodies against gliadin, tissue transglutaminase, andendomysium are found in patients with the following disease.

Question 37 options:

	celiac
	Crohn's
	type 1 diabetes mellitus
	Addison's

Question 38 (1 point)

How should a patient with Hashimoto's disease be treated?

Question 38 options:

	placed on a gluten-free diet
	treat the symptoms, which sometimes resolves the situation
	given replacement therapy with glucocorticoids andmineralocorticoids
	given thyroid hormone replacement therapy

Question 39 (1 point)

How would you determine a diagnosis of celiac disease?

Question 39 options:

	triiodothyronine and thyroxine (T3 and T4) levels and antibodiesto thyroglobulin and thyroperoxidase
	autoantibodies targeting the adrenal cortex
	IgA against tissue transglutaminase
	antibody to thyroid hormone-stimulating receptor,triiodothyronine and thyroxine (T3 and T4) levels

Question 40 (1 point)

Antibodies found in type 1 insulin-dependent diabetesinclude

Question 40 options:

	transglutaminase, insulin and insulin-associated antigen
	myelin basic protein, transglutaminase and insulin
	catecholamines, desmoglein, and insulin
	glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 (GAD-65), insulin associatedantigen, and insulin