Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 1

How to HCW help to make superbugs

Answer 1

1) administering antibiotics for viral infections
2) Prescribing unnecessary antibiotics
3) Using inadequate drug regimes to treat infections.
4) Using broad spectrum or combines ages for infections that should be treated with firs-line medications.

Question 2

INFECTIONS IN OLDER ADULTS

Answer 2

The rate of HAI’s are higher among older adults
Individuals in long-term care facilities are at risk
Impaired immune function, comorbid conditions contribute to higher infection rates.
Pneumonia, UTIs, skin infections, TB are common in older adults
Infections in older adults often have atypical features that can be misinterpreted

Question 3

Pathophysiology of HIV

Answer 3

• RNA virus binds to CD4, c
• enters cell
• makes viral DNA
• DNA enters nucleans and splices into genome
• all daughter cells injected

Question 4

HIV Care

Answer 4

• Initiating and monitoring antiretroviral therapy (ART)
• Preventing, detecting, and treating opportunistic infections
  Managing symptoms
• Preventing or decreasing complications of therapies
• Preventing further transmission

Question 5

HIV drug goals

Answer 5

• Decrease viral load
• Maintain/raise CD4+ counts
• Delay HIV-related symptoms and opportunistic infections
• Prevent transmission