Which of the following disease may be excluded as a possible diagnosis when a pa

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Which of the following disease may be excluded as a possible diagnosis when a patient presents with a low Albumin Globulin (A/G) ratio? A- Cirrhosis B- Autoimmune disease C- Nephrotic syndrome D- immunodeficiency Which of the following disease may be excluded as a possible diagnosis when a patient presents with a low Albumin Globulin (A/G) ratio? A- Cirrhosis B- Autoimmune disease C- Nephrotic syndrome D- immunodeficiency A- Cirrhosis B- Autoimmune disease C- Nephrotic syndrome D- immunodeficiency

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D. immunodeficiency.

A low A/G ratio may reflect overproduction ofglobulins, such as seen in multiple myeloma or autoimmune diseases, or underproduction ofalbumin, such as may occur with cirrhosis, or selective loss of albumin from the circulation, as may occur with kidney disease (nephrotic syndrome)

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