HIV and ARTs Flashcards
Name the NRTIs (Nucleoside & nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors)
Lamivudine Emtricitabine Abacavir Zidovudine & Tenofovir
Mnemonic: Ten-Lam-Em-Aba-Zid
What is the main side effect of Abacavir (NRTI)?
Hypersensitivity reaction
What is the main side effect of Tenofovir (NRTI)?
Nephrotoxicity (Fanconi’s syndrome)
Name the NNRTIs (Non-Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors)
Efavirenz
Nevirapine
Rilpivirine
Etravirine
Name the protease inhibitors (PIs) and their boosters
Darunavir
Atazanavir
Lopinavir
Boosters: Ritonavir or Cobicistat
What is the main side effect of PIs? Including the Ritonavir booster (at low [C]).
GI toxicity
Name some integrase inhibitors? What are their side effects?
Raltegravir, Elvitegravir, Dolutegravir
They have few side effects.
What is the CD4 count threshold for Toxoplasmosis encephalitis?
< 100 CD4 cells / mm3
What is the CD4 count threshold for Pneumocystis pneumonia?
< 200 CD4 cells / mm3
What is the CD4 count threshold for TB?
< 300 CD4 cells / mm3
TB is seen at any point (before clinical diagnosis of AIDS, which is defined in part as < 200 CD4 cells / mm3)
What is the CD4 count threshold Cryptococcal meningitis?
< 100 CD4 cells / mm3
What is the CD4 count threshold for CMV or Mycobacterium-Avian Complex (MAC)?
< 50 CD4 cells / mm3
What is the treatment / prophylaxis for Pneumocystis pneumonia?
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
What is the treatment for Cryptococcal meningitis?
Lipo Amphotericin B + Flucytosine, followed by Fluconazole.
What is the treatment for CMV retinitis & encephalitis?
Gancyclovir