Patient is on ART for 10 years and presents with sudden fluid retention, ascites, and
malaise. What labs would the nurse want to monitor?
AST, creatinine, albumin
CD4, WBC, hemoglobin
BUN, total bilirubin, glucose
eosinophils, basophils, fibrinogen
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, AST, creatinine, albumin
AIDS definition
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a person has AIDS if they have HIV and they have either a CD4+ T-cell
count below 200 cells/uL, a CD4+ T-cell percentage of total lymphocytes
of less than 14%, or one of the defining illnesses
The nurse concludes that medications taken by a client with AIDS are effective if, in
addition to a viral load of 25 000, the client exhibits which of the following?
rare ocurrence of symptoms
Negative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
CD4 T lymphocyte count of 490
Leukopenia
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CD4 T lymphocyte count of 490
An adult male client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia. He has
not improved clinically and has not responded well to antibiotics. When the sputum
culture and sensitivity (C&S) and chest Xray results are available, a diagnosis of
pneumocystis jerovici pneumonia is made. The nurse should make which
interpretation? The client has....
An infection of unknown origin
, Pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbation of heart failure
Recent AIDS infection by HIV
AIDS
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AIDS
CCR5△32
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Homozygous carriers of the Delta32 mutation are resistant to HIV-1
infection because the mutation prevents functional expression of the CCR5
chemokine receptor normally used by HIV-1 to enter CD4+ T cells.
Essentially, this mutation prevents HIV binding. Side effect is mild increase
in inflammation.
HIV can evolve resistance to antivirals. What characteristics of a virus contribute to
rapid evolution? What strategy is implemented to avoid this resistance?
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→ The characteristic of a virus that contributes to rapid evolution is the
RNA genome. In HIV, the RNA genome allows HIV to develop resistance at
a rapid rate.
→ To avoid resistance, a "cocktail" or combination of drugs is used, which
makes it more difficult for HIV to develop resistance, as it would have to do
so to several drugs simultaneously.
malaise. What labs would the nurse want to monitor?
AST, creatinine, albumin
CD4, WBC, hemoglobin
BUN, total bilirubin, glucose
eosinophils, basophils, fibrinogen
Give this one a try later!
, AST, creatinine, albumin
AIDS definition
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a person has AIDS if they have HIV and they have either a CD4+ T-cell
count below 200 cells/uL, a CD4+ T-cell percentage of total lymphocytes
of less than 14%, or one of the defining illnesses
The nurse concludes that medications taken by a client with AIDS are effective if, in
addition to a viral load of 25 000, the client exhibits which of the following?
rare ocurrence of symptoms
Negative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
CD4 T lymphocyte count of 490
Leukopenia
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CD4 T lymphocyte count of 490
An adult male client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia. He has
not improved clinically and has not responded well to antibiotics. When the sputum
culture and sensitivity (C&S) and chest Xray results are available, a diagnosis of
pneumocystis jerovici pneumonia is made. The nurse should make which
interpretation? The client has....
An infection of unknown origin
, Pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbation of heart failure
Recent AIDS infection by HIV
AIDS
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AIDS
CCR5△32
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Homozygous carriers of the Delta32 mutation are resistant to HIV-1
infection because the mutation prevents functional expression of the CCR5
chemokine receptor normally used by HIV-1 to enter CD4+ T cells.
Essentially, this mutation prevents HIV binding. Side effect is mild increase
in inflammation.
HIV can evolve resistance to antivirals. What characteristics of a virus contribute to
rapid evolution? What strategy is implemented to avoid this resistance?
Give this one a try later!
→ The characteristic of a virus that contributes to rapid evolution is the
RNA genome. In HIV, the RNA genome allows HIV to develop resistance at
a rapid rate.
→ To avoid resistance, a "cocktail" or combination of drugs is used, which
makes it more difficult for HIV to develop resistance, as it would have to do
so to several drugs simultaneously.
