A Patients Decline in Respiratory and Renal Function Has Been $\mathrm{T}$

Multiple Choice

A patients decline in respiratory and renal function has been attributed to Goodpasture syndrome, which is a type II hypersensitivity reaction. What pathologic process underlies the patients health problem?

A) Antigens have bound to antibodies and formed inappropriate immune complexes.
B) The patients body has mistakenly identified a normal constituent of the body as foreign.
C) Sensitized $\mathrm{T}$ cells have caused cell and tissue damage.
D) Mast cells have released histamines that directly cause cell lysis.