A client has been hospitalized for diagnostic testing. The client has just been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis which the physician explains is an autoimmune disorder. How would the nurse explain an autoimmune disease to the client?
A) A disorder where the body has to many immunoglobulins.
B) A disorder where histocompatible cells attack the immunoglobulins.
C) A disorder where killer T cells and autoantibodies attack or destroy natural cells-those cells that are "self."
D) A disorder where the body does not have enough immunoglobulins.

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An autoimmune disease is a disorder where killer T cells and autoantibodies attack or destroy natural cells-those cells that are "self."

A Client Has Been Hospitalized for Diagnostic Testing