HIV/AIDS Flashcards
How many AA men in DC are HIV +
~1/4
Cdc definition of AIDS
Less than 200 CD4 T cells
How many more times likely are males than females
4
What is the most common way to get AIDS
Male sex with males
Greatest area in us at risk for hiv/AIDS
South
Least area in us at risk for hiv/AIDS
Midwest
Greatest ethnicity at risk for hiv/AIDS
Aa>whites>Hispanic
Recommendation for getting tested
6 weeks after incident
3 months after that
6 months after thAt
3 common illness of someone with hiv/AIDS
Heart attack
Osteoporosis
Lipodystrophy
Precautions for hiv/AIDS patients
Policy manual
Spill kit
Most common group with AIDS
Young
Men
How many in us with hiv/AIDS
1 million
Area in us with big epidemic of hiv/AIDS
DC
How they test for hiv
Elisa then Western blot
Unexpected clinical concerns in hiv
Heart attack Osteoporosis Lipodystrophy Lipoatrophy Kaposi sarcoma