ECHELON
HIV/AIDS: CO- AND OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS (ECHELON) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Gonorrhea is the cause of sterility in many women and causes what symptoms in
patients? answer >>>> Burning pain and vaginal or penile discharge.
How is the term "safe sex" usually defined? answer >>>> Consistent and careful
use of condom and oral barriers.
Which sexually transmitted disease (STD) often has no clinical symptoms,
although a thin discharge or pelvic pain may occur? answer >>>> Chlamydia.
About 4 people out of 10 who have AIDS will develop a cancer at some time
during their illness. answer >>>> True
Which is the only hepatitis virus that can be completely removed from the body?
answer >>>>
What symptoms are present during syphilis' highly infectious primary stage?
answer >>>> A painless, smooth lump at the site of infection.
The most common STD in the United States is _____. answer >>>> Chlamydia.
What is the MOST beneficial action for persons infected with HIV who want to
avoid contracting hepatitis? answer >>>> Get vaccinated and practice safe sex
(preferably monogamous).
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What is the BEST information to communicate to the patient with concurrent
infections of HIV and HBV (hepatitis B virus)? answer >>>> Both infections should
be treated simultaneously.
A common sexually transmitted disease that increases the concentration of HIV in
semen, and is resistant to many antibiotics? answer >>>> Gonorrhea.
During treatment of HIV infection, what is the BEST educational statement by the
healthcare provider? answer >>>> “You should abstain from recreational drug
and alcohol use."
Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least 2-5 times more likely than
uninfected individuals to acquire HIV if they are exposed to the virus through
sexual contact. answer >>>> True
Persons who are HIV-positive should be careful about their water supply and
follow which instructions? answer >>>>
When caring for HIV-positive people, caregivers should do all of the following
EXCEPT? answer >>>> Leave concerns about opportunistic infections to the
physician.
Which of the following statements is MOST accurate in relation to what HIV,
hepatitis infections, and sexually transmitted diseases have in common? answer
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HIV/AIDS: CO- AND OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS (ECHELON) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Gonorrhea is the cause of sterility in many women and causes what symptoms in
patients? answer >>>> Burning pain and vaginal or penile discharge.
How is the term "safe sex" usually defined? answer >>>> Consistent and careful
use of condom and oral barriers.
Which sexually transmitted disease (STD) often has no clinical symptoms,
although a thin discharge or pelvic pain may occur? answer >>>> Chlamydia.
About 4 people out of 10 who have AIDS will develop a cancer at some time
during their illness. answer >>>> True
Which is the only hepatitis virus that can be completely removed from the body?
answer >>>>
What symptoms are present during syphilis' highly infectious primary stage?
answer >>>> A painless, smooth lump at the site of infection.
The most common STD in the United States is _____. answer >>>> Chlamydia.
What is the MOST beneficial action for persons infected with HIV who want to
avoid contracting hepatitis? answer >>>> Get vaccinated and practice safe sex
(preferably monogamous).
, ECHELON
What is the BEST information to communicate to the patient with concurrent
infections of HIV and HBV (hepatitis B virus)? answer >>>> Both infections should
be treated simultaneously.
A common sexually transmitted disease that increases the concentration of HIV in
semen, and is resistant to many antibiotics? answer >>>> Gonorrhea.
During treatment of HIV infection, what is the BEST educational statement by the
healthcare provider? answer >>>> “You should abstain from recreational drug
and alcohol use."
Individuals who are infected with STDs are at least 2-5 times more likely than
uninfected individuals to acquire HIV if they are exposed to the virus through
sexual contact. answer >>>> True
Persons who are HIV-positive should be careful about their water supply and
follow which instructions? answer >>>>
When caring for HIV-positive people, caregivers should do all of the following
EXCEPT? answer >>>> Leave concerns about opportunistic infections to the
physician.
Which of the following statements is MOST accurate in relation to what HIV,
hepatitis infections, and sexually transmitted diseases have in common? answer
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