Hyposecretion of adrenal hormones, resulting in weakness, reduced blood glucose, nausea, loss of appetite, and weight loss.

Disease of cardiac muscle (i.e., the myocardium), resulting in loss of pumping efficiency (heart failure).

Diabetes mellitus (type 1)

Hyposecretion of insulin by the pancreas, resulting in extremely elevated blood glucose levels (in turn causing a host of metabolic problems, even death if untreated).

Disease of the filtration apparatus of the kidney (renal corpuscle), resulting in fluid and electrolyte imbalance and possibly total kidney failure and death.

Graves disease (type of hyperthyroidism)

Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone and resulting increase in metabolic rate.

Condition of low RBC count in the blood resulting from excessive destruction of mature RBCs (hemolysis).

Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone in adulthood, causing decreased metabolic rate and characterized by reduced mental and physical vigor, weight gain, hair loss, and edema.

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Progressive degeneration of myelin sheaths, resulting in widespread impairment of nerve function (especially muscle control).

Muscle disorder characterized by progressive weakness and chronic fatigue.

Abnormally low RBC count resulting from the inability to absorb vitamin B12, a substance critical to RBC production.

Reproductive infertility

Inability to produce offspring (in this case, resulting from destruction of gametes).

Rheumatic heart disease; inflammatory cardiac damage (especially to the endocardium and valves).

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Inflammatory joint disease characterized by synovial inflammation that spreads to other fibrous tissues.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Chronic inflammatory disease with widespread effects and characterized by arthritis, a red rash on the face, and other signs.

Chronic inflammatory disease of the colon characterized by watery diarrhea containing blood, mucus, and pus.

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StudyStack #2 Autoimmune Diseases

Term	Definition
Addison disease	Hyposecretion of adrenal hormones, resulting in weakness, reduced blood glucose, nausea, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
Cardiomyopathy	Disease of cardiac muscle (i.e., the myocardium), resulting in loss of pumping efficiency (heart failure).
Diabetes mellitus (type 1)	Hyposecretion of insulin by the pancreas, resulting in extremely elevated blood glucose levels (in turn causing a host of metabolic problems, even death if untreated).
Glomerulonephritis	Disease of the filtration apparatus of the kidney (renal corpuscle), resulting in fluid and electrolyte imbalance and possibly total kidney failure and death.
Graves disease (type of hyperthyroidism)	Hypersecretion of thyroid hormone and resulting increase in metabolic rate.
Hemolytic anemia	Condition of low RBC count in the blood resulting from excessive destruction of mature RBCs (hemolysis).
Hypothyroidism	Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone in adulthood, causing decreased metabolic rate and characterized by reduced mental and physical vigor, weight gain, hair loss, and edema.
Multiple sclerosis (MS)	Progressive degeneration of myelin sheaths, resulting in widespread impairment of nerve function (especially muscle control).
Myasthenia gravis	Muscle disorder characterized by progressive weakness and chronic fatigue.
Pernicious anemia	Abnormally low RBC count resulting from the inability to absorb vitamin B12, a substance critical to RBC production.
Reproductive infertility	Inability to produce offspring (in this case, resulting from destruction of gametes).
Rheumatic fever	Rheumatic heart disease; inflammatory cardiac damage (especially to the endocardium and valves).
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)	Inflammatory joint disease characterized by synovial inflammation that spreads to other fibrous tissues.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)	Chronic inflammatory disease with widespread effects and characterized by arthritis, a red rash on the face, and other signs.
Ulcerative colitis	Chronic inflammatory disease of the colon characterized by watery diarrhea containing blood, mucus, and pus.

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