NURS 606 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
HIV is transmitted through what?
direct contact with body fluids or blood
An infection that can occur during HIV stage
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Acute retroviral symptoms
flu-like symptoms
decreased CD4+
high viral load >1 million
high transmission potential
shallow, demarcated ulcers on mouth, anus, penis, and rectum
When is it recommended to start HAART therapy?
CD4+ <350
,Normal CD4+ count
500-1500
CD4+ count in HIV
<500
CD4+ count in AIDS
<200
AIDS symptoms
lymphadenopathy
diarrhea
weight loss
fever
cough, SOB
Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
,p24 testing- can be positive within 6 weeks after infection
If p24 is positive, then HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay should
be done to confirm
What causes an autoimmune disorder?
the body's normal defense becomes self-destructive by failing to identify self-
antigens with the host from nonself foreign antigens
microcytic anemia
MCV <80
normal amount of RBC, but they are smaller than usual due to decreased hgb
normocytic anemia
MCV 80-95
normal sized RBC, just a decreased number of them
macrocytic anemia
MCV >100
normal amount of RBC, they are larger than usual due to increased hgb
, what kind of anemia is iron deficiency anemia
microcytic
iron deficiency anemia
the supply of iron needed to produce hgb is inadequate
S/S of iron deficiency anemia
decreased H/H
gradual fatigue
increasing SOB
causes of iron deficiency anemia
NSAIDS
colon cancer
strict vegan
frequent blood donor
GI tract conditions (PUD, gastric cancer, Crohns, colitis)
AND ANSWERS
HIV is transmitted through what?
direct contact with body fluids or blood
An infection that can occur during HIV stage
Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Acute retroviral symptoms
flu-like symptoms
decreased CD4+
high viral load >1 million
high transmission potential
shallow, demarcated ulcers on mouth, anus, penis, and rectum
When is it recommended to start HAART therapy?
CD4+ <350
,Normal CD4+ count
500-1500
CD4+ count in HIV
<500
CD4+ count in AIDS
<200
AIDS symptoms
lymphadenopathy
diarrhea
weight loss
fever
cough, SOB
Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
,p24 testing- can be positive within 6 weeks after infection
If p24 is positive, then HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay should
be done to confirm
What causes an autoimmune disorder?
the body's normal defense becomes self-destructive by failing to identify self-
antigens with the host from nonself foreign antigens
microcytic anemia
MCV <80
normal amount of RBC, but they are smaller than usual due to decreased hgb
normocytic anemia
MCV 80-95
normal sized RBC, just a decreased number of them
macrocytic anemia
MCV >100
normal amount of RBC, they are larger than usual due to increased hgb
, what kind of anemia is iron deficiency anemia
microcytic
iron deficiency anemia
the supply of iron needed to produce hgb is inadequate
S/S of iron deficiency anemia
decreased H/H
gradual fatigue
increasing SOB
causes of iron deficiency anemia
NSAIDS
colon cancer
strict vegan
frequent blood donor
GI tract conditions (PUD, gastric cancer, Crohns, colitis)
