Chapter 35/36 Flashcards
1
Q
HAART
A
- Highly active antiretroviral therapy
- treatment for HIV
2
Q
Goals of HAART
A
- decrease viral load
- preserve and increase number of CD4+
- prevent resistance
- enable client to maintain good clinical condition
- prevent secondary infections and cancers
3
Q
Antiretroviral agents
A
- reverse transcriptase inhibitors
- protease inhibitors
- fusion inhibitors
- antiretroviral combinations
4
Q
Common HIV related opportunistic infection
A
- Bacterial: TB, pneumonia
- Protozoal: toxoplasmosis
- Fungal: candidiasis
- Viral: herpes simplex
- Malignancies: lymphoma, sarcoma, carcinoma
5
Q
Antiviral therapy: maternal
A
recommended in all HIV + women 14-24 weeks
- continue until labor
- used to prevent risk of transmission
6
Q
Antiretroviral in neonates
A
begin drug regimen 8-12 hrs after birthd and continue for 6 weeks
