{"id":1324,"date":"2025-07-25T20:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2025-08-07T18:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:13:26","slug":"autoimmune-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/question-bank\/immunology\/autoimmune-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"A 20-year-old woman has been feeling increasingly tired and short of breath over the last few months. 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