HIV Flashcards
Rank the sexual contact that is most likely to spread HIV to the least. (3)
Receptive anal sex > Insertive anal sex > vaginal sex
What does HIV stand for?
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
if you didn’t yell it, it’s wrong
What are the main ways of spreading HIV? (3)
- Sexual contact
- Blood-borne: sharing needles, hospital acquired
- Vertical transmission: pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding
What type of cells does HIV replicate in?
CD4 cells
What are the 5 stages of HIV?
- Acute (primary) infection
- Seroconversion
- Asymptomatic stage
- Symptomatic stage
- AIDS
What’s a normal CD4 count?
> 400/mcL
At what level does a CD4 count become dangerous?
Less than or equal to 200/mcL
What does Vancouver equal?
AIDS
What are the two main factors in determining HIV progression?
- viral load
- CD4 count
What opportunistic infections do you start to see at a CD4 count of 200/mcL? (3)
- pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
- oral thrush
- progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
What opportunistic infections do you start to see at a CD4 count of 100/mcL? (3)
- toxoplasmosis
- cytomegalovirus retinitis
- cryptococcal meningitis
What opportunistic infections do you start to see at a CD4 count of 50? (1)
-mycobacterium avium complex
What opportunistic infection could you see at any CD4 count in an HIV patient? (1)
TB
What are some HIV related cancers? (3)
- lymphoma
- cervical cancer (HPV)
- Kaposi’s sarcoma
The types of antiretrovirals (5)
Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Protease Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitoes
Fusion Inhibitors
CCR5 Antagonist
