Conditions Associated with HIV

Question 1

List the 7 most common conditions associated with HIV?

Answer 1

1. PCP - Pneumocystis Pneumonia
2. KS - Karposi Sarcoma
3. LIPODYSTROPHY
4. WASTING
5. PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
6. MAC - Mycobacterium Avium Complex
7. CMV - Cytomegalovirus

Question 2

Often, ______ is the first indication of infection in cases where HIV diagnosis has not yet occurred.

Answer 2

PCP - Pneumocystis Pneumonia
(caused by a yeast-like fungus)
(no vaccine)

Question 3

KS - Karposi Sarcoma can be red, purple, brown or black given the description of looking like ____________ (especially if flat).

Answer 3

BRUISING

lower limbs, mouth, genitalia, + face, GI and respiratory tracts

Question 4

_________ _________ is often completely painless and irrelevant from a massage point of view.

Answer 4

KS - Karposi Sarcoma

Question 5

Lipodystrophy (atrophy and hypertrophy) is a redistribution of what, as a long term side effect of medication, possibly also aids?

Answer 5

BODY FAT

Question 6

Typical places for fat atrophy with Lipodystrophy include where? (3)

Answer 6

FACE, ARMS and LEGS

Question 7

Typical places for excess fat with Lipodystrophy include where? (3)

Answer 7

ABDOMEN, C7, and sometimes BREASTS

Question 8

Hypertrophy of the abdomen cannot be removed, however surgery can remove it from where?

Answer 8

C7

Hypertrophy is superficial

Question 9

Name the process by which a debilitating disease causes mm and fat tissue to go away?

Answer 9

WASTING

Question 10

Name the 3 conditions associated with wasting?

Answer 10

TUBERCULOSIS
\+
CHRONIC DIARRHEA
\+
AIDS

Question 11

Treating wasting tissues, you must perform techniques more __________ than you would expect.

Answer 11

GENTLE

Question 12

More gradual weight loss is HIV has been associated with ______________ disorders

Answer 12

MALABSORPTIVE

Question 13

Peripheral neuropathies may affect the nerve or the __________________ junction

Answer 13

NEUROMUSCULAR

Question 14

With a peripheral neuropathy, it is more common to ________ sensory function, and ________ motor function.

Answer 14

LOSE
+
GAIN

Question 15

MAC is a life-threatening _________ _________ which HIV positive people with CD4+ counts below 50 are at risk for.

Answer 15

MAC = BACTERIAL INFECTION usually in lungs

fever, weight loss, night sweats, diarrhea, cramping, fatigue, weakness

Question 16

_______ is a very common virus (affecting at least 50% of North Americans) from the herpes family

Answer 16

CMV - Cytomegalovirus

Doesn’t cause problems until CD4+ count drops below 50
Wasting-like symptoms

Question 17

Name the 3 parts of the body CMV commonly targets?

Answer 17

EYES
+
LUNGS and COLON