NCA 622 EXAM 2 PLAYPOSIT & QUIZ QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE | NCA 622 EXAM
2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026/2027
What are the signs and symptoms of acute HIV infection and how long does it last? - ✔✔Generalized flu
or mono-like symptoms that last for weeks to months. Labs reveal a dramatic rise and drop in viral load
and drop and rise in CD4 count.
What symptoms may occur during the chronic latent or asymptomatic phase of HIV infection, how long
does it last, and what is the CD4 count? - ✔✔Fatigue, low-grade fever, night sweats, lymphadenopathy
lasting 2 to 10 years with a slow rise in viral load and decline CD4 count > 500
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is above 200? - ✔✔Bacterial infections
TB
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster
Vaginal candidiasis
Hairy leukoplakia
Kaposi sarcoma
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is between 50-200? - ✔✔Pneumocystocis
Toxoplasmosis
Cryptococcosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptosporidiosis
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is below 50? - ✔✔MAC
Histoplasmosis
CMV retinitis
CNS lymphoma
How is HIV diagnosed? - ✔✔1. HIV rapid antibody test, 99% sensitivity and specificity
2. HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab immunoassay
3. Both must be confirmed using the HIV 1/2 Ab differentiation immunoassay
The treatment for MRSA includes: - ✔✔I&D of the abscess and antibiotics for more complicated
cutaneous infections
A CD4 count less that 500 can increase the risk of which of the following?
- Erythema multiforme
- Primary HIV infection
- Opportunistic infections
- Lupus - ✔✔Opportunistic infections
Infections specific to HIV include hairy leukoplakia of the tongue, disseminated Kaposi sarcoma, and
cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis
, What is the most worrisome complication of Zika virus?
- microcephaly
- encephalitis
- meningitis
- fever - ✔✔Microcephaly
Which of the following would you expect the CD4 count to be during the symptomatic stage of HIV?
<500
<750
<1000
>1000 - ✔✔< 500
What is a symptom of infection with Ebola virus?
- sore throat
- paralysis
- hemorrhage
- rash - ✔✔Hemorrhage
Which of the following is most likely associated with the primary infection stage of HIV?
- conjunctivitis
- flu-like symptoms
- opportunistic infections
- pneumonia - ✔✔Flu-like symptoms
For the diagnosis of AIDS, the CD4 count would be less than:
- 400
- 200
- 10
- 20 - ✔✔200
In HIV, which of the following stages is best described as by occurring within 3 weeks and exhibiting flu-
like symptoms?
- tertiary
- transition
- primary infection
- asymptomatic - ✔✔Primary infection
Which causes fits of coughing so violent that the patient's ribs can break?
- Zika
- AIDS
- SARS CoV2
- Pertussis - ✔✔Pertussis
Which candida is a worrisome emerging fungal infection?
- Candida krusei
- Candida auris
- Candida glabata
2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026/2027
What are the signs and symptoms of acute HIV infection and how long does it last? - ✔✔Generalized flu
or mono-like symptoms that last for weeks to months. Labs reveal a dramatic rise and drop in viral load
and drop and rise in CD4 count.
What symptoms may occur during the chronic latent or asymptomatic phase of HIV infection, how long
does it last, and what is the CD4 count? - ✔✔Fatigue, low-grade fever, night sweats, lymphadenopathy
lasting 2 to 10 years with a slow rise in viral load and decline CD4 count > 500
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is above 200? - ✔✔Bacterial infections
TB
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster
Vaginal candidiasis
Hairy leukoplakia
Kaposi sarcoma
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is between 50-200? - ✔✔Pneumocystocis
Toxoplasmosis
Cryptococcosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptosporidiosis
What opportunistic infections are common when CD4 count is below 50? - ✔✔MAC
Histoplasmosis
CMV retinitis
CNS lymphoma
How is HIV diagnosed? - ✔✔1. HIV rapid antibody test, 99% sensitivity and specificity
2. HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab immunoassay
3. Both must be confirmed using the HIV 1/2 Ab differentiation immunoassay
The treatment for MRSA includes: - ✔✔I&D of the abscess and antibiotics for more complicated
cutaneous infections
A CD4 count less that 500 can increase the risk of which of the following?
- Erythema multiforme
- Primary HIV infection
- Opportunistic infections
- Lupus - ✔✔Opportunistic infections
Infections specific to HIV include hairy leukoplakia of the tongue, disseminated Kaposi sarcoma, and
cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis
, What is the most worrisome complication of Zika virus?
- microcephaly
- encephalitis
- meningitis
- fever - ✔✔Microcephaly
Which of the following would you expect the CD4 count to be during the symptomatic stage of HIV?
<500
<750
<1000
>1000 - ✔✔< 500
What is a symptom of infection with Ebola virus?
- sore throat
- paralysis
- hemorrhage
- rash - ✔✔Hemorrhage
Which of the following is most likely associated with the primary infection stage of HIV?
- conjunctivitis
- flu-like symptoms
- opportunistic infections
- pneumonia - ✔✔Flu-like symptoms
For the diagnosis of AIDS, the CD4 count would be less than:
- 400
- 200
- 10
- 20 - ✔✔200
In HIV, which of the following stages is best described as by occurring within 3 weeks and exhibiting flu-
like symptoms?
- tertiary
- transition
- primary infection
- asymptomatic - ✔✔Primary infection
Which causes fits of coughing so violent that the patient's ribs can break?
- Zika
- AIDS
- SARS CoV2
- Pertussis - ✔✔Pertussis
Which candida is a worrisome emerging fungal infection?
- Candida krusei
- Candida auris
- Candida glabata
