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NURS 319: HIV

Chapter 11 HIV

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3 phases of HIV acute, chronic, AIDS
what occurs during the acute phase of HIV mono-like symptoms or asymptomatic, CD4/ macrophages dormant
what occurs during the chronic phase of HIV depleting CD4 cells
what occurs during the AIDS phase of HIV no immunity, will eventually lead to death
what is a CD4 cell helper T cell
normal CD4 range 800-1200
at what CD4 range would someone be susceptible to opportunistic infections? what phase is this? less than 500 chronic phase
what cd4 range is considered seroconversion to AIDS below 200
what is the outcome of the AIDS phase death
how is HIV transmitted sexually, blood, transplacental, breast milk, organ transplants, saliva
who is at greatest risk for developing HIV homosexual males
what is a retrovirus RNA virus that does reverse transcriptase expresses CD4 receptors and CCR5
HIV testing rapid: cheek cells, saliva, blood HIV RNA Assay test: p24 antigen, this test is required for diagnosis
complication of HIV opportunistic infections
some opportunistic infections you will only see with HIV tuberculosis, candidiasis, salmonella
malignancies seen most with HIV Kaposi Sarcoma, Non-hodgkin's lymphoma
if you see a patient's CD4 levels drop below 500 but do not have labs to verify yet, what would you expect to see in your patient? dormant phase, maybe mono symptoms, no antibodies yet
what is a common fungal infection that is a normal flora that could be a complication when the patient's CD4 levels drop 500 cells or less? oropharyngeal candidiasis
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