Exam 4 CCRI 1020 Nursing Questions
and All Correct Answers 2026.
in a healthy pt, how many CD4+ T-cells per cubic millimeter (mm3) of blood will they have -
Answer 800-1000
diagnosis of aids - Answer 1. hiv positive
2. cd4+ - tcel <200 or <14%
or
3. opportunistic infection
opportunistic infection - Answer caused by organisms that are present as part of the body's
normal flora ( immune system usually keeps them in check)
when can hiv be transmitted - Answer at all stages of disease
- recently infected and end stage without drug therapy are particularly infectious
three common modes of hiv transmission - Answer 1. sexual
2. parenteral
3. perinatal
most common aids related malignancy - Answer kaposis sarcoma
normal wbc
normal lymphocytes - Answer wbc- 500-10000
lymphocytes- 1500-4500
aids wbc
aids lymphopenic - Answer < 3500
< 1500
window period - Answer If the ELISA test is negative even when the person has HIV infection
if the test is performed before antibodies are made in sufficient amounts. The time between
when a person is first infected with the virus and when viral replication is occurring but the
immune system has not yet started making antibodies
, Elisa test - Answer ELISA is an inexpensive and accurate test. The patient's serum is mixed
with HIV grown in culture. If the patient has antibodies to HIV, they bind to the HIV antigens and
can be detected (a positive test).
western blot - Answer - confirms the diagnosis after a positive ELISA
-identifies serum antibodies to four specific major HIV antigens.
at least two of the major HIV antigens to be positive but inconclusive. needs 4
- The person should then be retested.
** If a person has a positive test result for HIV antibodies, it does not mean that he or she has
HIV disease or AIDS—only that he or she has been infected with the virus.
viral load test ( HIV) - Answer tests viral genetic material (RNA) in blood
determines level of viral burden in hiv pt
what test is given to determine how a person will respond to an antiretroviral drug ( HIV) -
Answer HLA B5701 allele test
to tell whether the pt is infected with a resistant strain of HIB
should be given before administering *Abacavir *
IRIS ( HIV) - Answer - complication of effective HAART meds in some pts whose CD4 Tcell
counts rise and cause an immune response to the body's opportunistic infections
- high fever
- chills
-inflammatory reaction
treatment: corticosteroids
pain management for hiv - Answer 1. arthralgia and myalgia =NSAIDS
2. Muscle and Joint pain= Pregabalin ( lyrica) or anticonvulsants ( gabapentin ( neuron
tegretoltin and phenytoin ( dilantin)
3. opioids until lyrics or dilantin takes effect = hydrocodone or codeine, morphine, dilaudid
and All Correct Answers 2026.
in a healthy pt, how many CD4+ T-cells per cubic millimeter (mm3) of blood will they have -
Answer 800-1000
diagnosis of aids - Answer 1. hiv positive
2. cd4+ - tcel <200 or <14%
or
3. opportunistic infection
opportunistic infection - Answer caused by organisms that are present as part of the body's
normal flora ( immune system usually keeps them in check)
when can hiv be transmitted - Answer at all stages of disease
- recently infected and end stage without drug therapy are particularly infectious
three common modes of hiv transmission - Answer 1. sexual
2. parenteral
3. perinatal
most common aids related malignancy - Answer kaposis sarcoma
normal wbc
normal lymphocytes - Answer wbc- 500-10000
lymphocytes- 1500-4500
aids wbc
aids lymphopenic - Answer < 3500
< 1500
window period - Answer If the ELISA test is negative even when the person has HIV infection
if the test is performed before antibodies are made in sufficient amounts. The time between
when a person is first infected with the virus and when viral replication is occurring but the
immune system has not yet started making antibodies
, Elisa test - Answer ELISA is an inexpensive and accurate test. The patient's serum is mixed
with HIV grown in culture. If the patient has antibodies to HIV, they bind to the HIV antigens and
can be detected (a positive test).
western blot - Answer - confirms the diagnosis after a positive ELISA
-identifies serum antibodies to four specific major HIV antigens.
at least two of the major HIV antigens to be positive but inconclusive. needs 4
- The person should then be retested.
** If a person has a positive test result for HIV antibodies, it does not mean that he or she has
HIV disease or AIDS—only that he or she has been infected with the virus.
viral load test ( HIV) - Answer tests viral genetic material (RNA) in blood
determines level of viral burden in hiv pt
what test is given to determine how a person will respond to an antiretroviral drug ( HIV) -
Answer HLA B5701 allele test
to tell whether the pt is infected with a resistant strain of HIB
should be given before administering *Abacavir *
IRIS ( HIV) - Answer - complication of effective HAART meds in some pts whose CD4 Tcell
counts rise and cause an immune response to the body's opportunistic infections
- high fever
- chills
-inflammatory reaction
treatment: corticosteroids
pain management for hiv - Answer 1. arthralgia and myalgia =NSAIDS
2. Muscle and Joint pain= Pregabalin ( lyrica) or anticonvulsants ( gabapentin ( neuron
tegretoltin and phenytoin ( dilantin)
3. opioids until lyrics or dilantin takes effect = hydrocodone or codeine, morphine, dilaudid
