Ch 14 Lymphatic Abbreviations

Question 1

AIDS

Answer 1

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 2

CD4+ cell

Answer 2

helper T cell

Question 3

CD8+ cell

Answer 3

cytotoxic T cell

Question 4

CMV

Answer 4

cytomegalovirus - causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 5

Crypto

Answer 5

Cryptococcus - causes opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 6

ELISA

Answer 6

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - test to detect anti-HIV antibodies

Question 7

HAART

Answer 7

highly active antiretroviral therapy - use of combinations and drugs that are effective against AIDS

Question 8

HD

Answer 8

Hodgkin disease

Question 9

Histo

Answer 9

histoplasmosis - fungal infection seen in AIDS patients

Question 10

HIV

Answer 10

human immunodeficiency virus - causes AIDS

Question 11

HSV

Answer 11

herpes simplex virus

Question 12

IL1 to IL5

Answer 12

interleukins

Question 13

KS

Answer 13

Kaposi sarcoma

Question 14

MAI

Answer 14

Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) complex - group of pathogens that cause lung and systemic disease in immunocompromised patients

Question 15

MoAb

Answer 15

monoclonal antibody

Question 16

NHL

Answer 16

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Question 17

PCP

Answer 17

Pneumocystis pneumonia - opportunistic AIDS-related infection

Question 18

PI

Answer 18

protease inhibitor

Question 19

RTI

Answer 19

reverse transcriptase inhibitor - zidovudine (Retrovir) and lamivudine (Epivir)

Question 20

SCID

Answer 20

severe combined immunodeficiency disease

Question 21

Treg

Answer 21

regulatory T cell (suppressor T cell)

Question 22

Toxo

Answer 22

toxoplasmosis - parasitic infection associated with AIDS