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CEUFAST - TEST RESULTS HIV AIDS COMPETENCY TEST


1981 marks which of the following events in regard to HIV?
A) HIV is named the "Scourge of Our Times"
B) The AIDS epidemic is officially named
C) HIV is discovered among the primates in Africa
D) The CDC publishes a description of rare lung infection cases - ANSD) The
CDC publishes a description of rare lung infection cases

A high viral load indicates:
A) More HIV is present
B) An abundance of viral breakdown products in the blood serum due to
destruction of the HIV virus particles
C) Presence of a plethora of complex antiretroviral molecules
D) An opportunistic viral infection has taken residence due to the
immunosuppression caused by HIV - ANSA) More HIV is present

A relatively symptom-free interval may be extended up to several
decades by initiation and diligent adherence to which of the following?
A) Comprehensive nutritional therapy focusing on a strict vegan, low
protein regimen
B) Antiretroviral therapy
C) Daily colonics utilizing high electrolyte solutions
D) Prophylactic antibiotics to ward off opportunistic infections - ANSB)
Antiretroviral therapy

Adherence to HIV treatment regimens is best encouraged by:
A) Being consistent in addressing adherence every time the individual
visits in a calm, matter of fact manner.
B) The white coat phenomenon
C) Utilizing your authority status to overwhelm any objections or hints
that complete compliance is lacking.
D) Candidly informing the HIV sufferer that due to the status HIV has as a
public health danger mandatory isolation and forced treatment is an
available option should voluntary cooperation be lacking. - ANSA) Being
consistent in addressing adherence every time the individual visits in a
calm, matter of fact manner.

AIDS and HIV are two separate and distinct viral diseases.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

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AIDS is officially diagnosed in the HIV infected individual when the CD4
count falls below:
A) 200 cells/mm3
B) 300 cells/mm3
C) 100 cells/mm3
D) 500 cells/mm3 - ANSA) 200 cells/mm3

AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

As long as it is fully healed, a circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring
and/or transmitting the HIV virus.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

Atazanavir is which type of antiretroviral medication?
A) HIV integrase inhibitor
B) Protease inhibitor
C) Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
D) Fusion inhibitor - ANSB) Protease inhibitor

CDC reports indicate HIV rates have recently stabilized to around how
many new cases?
A) More than 80,000
B) Less than 10,000
C) Around 100,000
D) Around 50,000 - ANSD) Around 50,000

Comprehensive consent to medical treatment serves as consent for
testing of HIV, as long as, the individual is informed that it is included.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

Condoms provide a 100% failsafe prevention of HIV.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

Direct blood exposure is best demonstrated by which of the following:

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A) Breast milk
B) Pre-semina fluid
C) Unsterilized body piercing tools
D) Vaginal fluids - ANSC) Unsterilized body piercing tools

Drug-to-drug interactions are frequent and a very real management
concern during HIV treatment.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

During periods of active HIV proliferation a single milliliter of blood
may contain how many copies of the virus?
A) As many as a thousand viral bodies
B) As many as five thousand viral bodies
C) As many as twelve thousand viral bodies
D) As many as a million viral bodies - ANSD) As many as a million viral
bodies

Health authorities recommend HIV screening for which of the following
comprehensive groups?
A) All adolescents and adults ages 13-75
B) Postmenopausal sexually active women
C) All immigrants applying for citizenship
D) All military service personnel - ANSA) All adolescents and adults
ages 13-75

HIV can be spread by insects, including bed bugs, ticks, or mosquitoes.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

HIV can only be passed by direct blood exposure from the blood of an
infected individual to the blood of a receiving individual.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

HIV infected individuals in the chronic/asymptomatic stage can still
infect others.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

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HIV infected individuals often look and feel healthy during which stage
of HIV infection?
A) Acute HIV infection
B) AIDS
C) Chronic HIV infection
D) HIV is symptomatic in all of its stages with debilitating illness - ANSC)
Chronic HIV infection

HIV infection is a reportable condition allowing public health
authorities to track incidence and rate of spread of the condition.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

HIV is a curable disease.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

HIV is a preventable disease.
A) True
B) False - ANSA) True

HIV prevention counseling must occur prior to any type of HIV diagnostic
testing in order to be compliant with CDC recommendations and federal
law.
A) True
B) False - ANSB) False

How many Americans age 14 and older live with HIV according to the CDC?
A) 20,000
B) 850,000
C) Less than one million
D) More than one million - ANSD) More than one million

Identification of the HIV virus occurred in which year?
A) 1981
B) 1983
C) 1959
D) 1997 - ANSB) 1983