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1
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sensitivity of EIA as screening test

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> 99.5%

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2
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detected in EIA

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p24 antigen of HIV

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3
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confirmatory test HIV

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western blot

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4
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genes detected in a western blot

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gag
pol (p31)**
env

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5
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when western blot is indeterminate

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-cross reactive or in the process of mounting an antibody response: repeat testing in a month

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6
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best indicator the the immediate state of the immunologic competence of the patient with HIV infection

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CD4 count

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7
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T cell count <200/uL

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P jiroveci

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8
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CD4 <50uL

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CMV
mycobacteria
M avium complex (MAC)**
T gondii

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9
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when to perform CD4 count

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at the time of diagnosis and every 3-6 month thereafter

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10
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When to initiate cART

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< 500 T cell count

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11
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T cell count decline indication to change therapy

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> 25% decline

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12
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Comparable to a cd4 count

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Tcell of 15

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13
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percent of HIV individuals with an acute clinical syndrome

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50-70%

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14
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median time for latency

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10 years

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15
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little if any decline in CD4

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nonprogressors (low levels of HIV RNA)

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16
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prophylaxis P jiroveci

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TMP SMX

CD4 less than 200

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17
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MAC prophylaxis

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Azith or clarith

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18
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Toxo gondii

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CD4 less than 100

TMP SMX

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19
Q

Rx cryptococcus neoformans, occcidoides

A

fluoconazole

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20
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Rx histoplasma capsulatum

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itraconazole 200 BID

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21
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Rx salmonella

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Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID

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22
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encodes proteins that form core of virion

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gag

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23
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encodes enzymes responsible for protease processing of viral proteins

24
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encodes envelope glycoproteins

25
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natural reservoir of HIV 1 M and N groups

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Pan troglodytes troglodytes

26
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Std treatment for PCP

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TMP/SMX for 21 days one double strength tab daily

27
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Risk of PCP greatest

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with previous bout of PCP

T cell counts less than 200

28
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Alternative treatments for mild to moderate PCP

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dapsone/trimethoprim
clindamycin/primaquine
atovaquone

29
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Treatment of choice in severe disease if pt unable to tolerate TMP-SMX

A

IV pentamidine

30
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most common finding in chest x-ray PCP

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normal film or faint bilateral infiltrate

31
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Indications for PCP prophylaxis in patients with HIV

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1) prior bout of PCP
2) patient with CD4+ count 2 weeks
5) hx of oropharyngeal candidiasis

32
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when is adjunct GC therapy included in PCP treatment

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patients paO2 35 mmHg

33
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most common atypical mycobacterial infection

A

M avium

M intracellulare

34
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portal of entry MAC

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GI tract

respiratory tract

35
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MAC counts

36
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most common opportunistic protozoa that can infect GI tract and cause diarrhoea in HIV infected patients

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Cryptosporidia
Microsporidia
Isospora belli

37
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treatment isospora

38
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treatment of CMV colitis

A

ganciclovir

foscarnet

39
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Rx histoplasma and penicillum marneffei

A

Itraconazole

40
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Antibodoes to HIV

41
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Facilitates infection of cells Fc receptor mediated mechanism known as anyibodybenhancement

A

Abbto gp41

42
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rx for pcp if Gmp/smx is not tolerated

A

IV pentamidine

43
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Reactivation pulmonary syndrome

A

Coccidoides immitis

44
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HIV pseudomembranous tracheobronchhitis appearance

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Aspergillius

45
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MC form of heart dse in HIV pt

46
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Treatment of cryptosporidia

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Nitazoxamide

47
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Microsporidia main species causing disease in humans

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi

48
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Hiv drug assoc with fatal fulminant and cholestatic hepatitis, hepatic necrosis and hepatic failure

A

Nevirapine

49
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Rx HIV associated nephropathy

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ACEI and prednisone

50
Q

Lipodystrophy ayndrome HiV

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Elevations in plasma triglycerides
Total cholesterol
Apolipoprotein B
Hyperinsulinemia
Hyperglcemia
51
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Predominant thyroid abnormality in HIV patients

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Subclinical hupothyroifism

52
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MC affected joint Hiv assoc arthropathy

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Knees and ankles

53
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Characteristic feature of zidovudine rx

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Elevated mean corpuscular volume

54
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KSHV associated lymphoproluferatuce disoder seen with increased frequency in HIv infection

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Multicentric castlemans disease

55
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CD4 T cell count gor pt with histoplasmosis

56
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Neoplastic diseases considered to be aids defining condition

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Kaposis sarcoma
Non hodgkins lymphoma
Invasive cervical carcinoma

57
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Leading cause of infectious meningitis in patients with aids

A

C neoformans

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