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HIV/AIDS MedSurg
Med Surg nursing care of individuals with HIV/AIDS
Question | Answer |
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Name 4 routes by which HIV can be transmitted. | Intercourse, parenteral, perinatal |
Which would not be indicated by a CBC in a patient with HIV infection? Anemia, leukopenia, neutropenia, or thrombocytopenia? | Leukopenia. The other three would show on the CBC. |
A person has progressed to AIDS when their CD4 count has dropped below which number? | 200 |
This test measure the amount of virus in the blood. | Viral load |
A high viral load means a better prognosis for AIDS tx. T or F? | False |
Dypnea on exertion, tachypnea, persistent dry cough, and fever are indicative of which opportunistic infection r/t AIDS? | P. jiroveci/Carinii |