LESSON 4

Question 1

is an immune deficiency that is acquired, not hereditary nor inborn

Answer 1

AIDS

Question 2

a syndrome, a combination of signs and symptoms that form a distinct clinical picture or disorder

Answer 2

AIDS

Question 3

is a retrovirus, that belongs to lentivirus or called “slow virus”

Answer 3

HIV

Question 4

the period between infx and the appearance of AIDS can take from

Answer 4

7-12 yrs

Question 5

types of cells that HIV invade

Answer 5

lymphocytes
macrophages
langerhans cells
neurons w/in CNS

Question 6

when HIV infection takes place, anti HIV antibodies are produced but they do not appear immediately, this is called

Answer 6

window effect

Question 7

normal cd4 count

Answer 7

500-1k cell/mm³

Question 8

below 200 cd4 results to

Answer 8

AIDS

Question 9

the confirmatory diagnostic test for HIV

Answer 9

western blot analysis

Question 10

when HIV antibodies are not detectable in the blood at the time of examination, it is considered as

Answer 10

negative antibody test

Question 11

when HIV antibodies are present in blood, in the positive antibody test, the person is considered

Answer 11

HIV positve

Question 12

is a criterion that determines whether the client is HIV positive or whether the illness is already categorized as AIDS

Answer 12

CD4 count

Question 13

neurological symptoms of AIDS

Answer 13

(MADSC)
memory loss
altered gait
depression
sleep d/o
chronic diarrhea

Question 14

neurological symptoms of AIDS is a set of symptoms called

Answer 14

AIDS- related complex (ARC)

Question 15

a TB like manifestation that usually occur when the patient’s CD4 is below 50

Answer 15

mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)

Question 16

can cause retinitis, pain in swallowing and numbness of the legs. This can be transmitted through semen, vaginal secretion, blood, and breastmilk

Answer 16

cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Question 17

a disease of the skin and mucous membrane characterized by dome shape papules usually on face, trunk.

Answer 17

malluscum contagiosum

Question 18

an infection that cause by fungus that originate from lungs to brain

Answer 18

cryptococcal meningitis

Question 19

small lessions that appear on the skin usually transmitted through direct contact, also autionoculable

Answer 19

histoplasmosis

Question 20

infx that attack immunocompromised pt

Answer 20

pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

Question 21

are cancerous lesions caused by overgrowth of blood vessel

Answer 21

kaposi’s sarcoma

Question 22

*appears as pink or purple painless spot or nodules on the surface of the skin or oral cavity
*can occur internally, especially on the intestines, lymph nodes and lungs

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kaposi’s sarcoma

Question 23

higher incidence in women, also associated in women

Answer 23

cervical dysplasia

Question 24

is a cancerous tumor of the lymph nodes

Answer 24

non-hodgkin’s lymphoma

Question 25

is caused by a microscopic parasite “cryptosporidium” known as “crypto”

Answer 25

cryptosporidiosis

Question 26

if the cd4 count is above 200, symptoms of cryptosporidiosis may appear for how many weeks

Answer 26

1-3 weeks

Question 27

they inhibit the reproduction of the virus

Answer 27

reverse transcriptase and protease inhibitors

Question 28

nursing diagnosis or aids/hiv

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(KRASSA)
knowledge deficit
social isolation
risk for infection
anxiety
self-esteem disturbance
altered role performance

Question 29

the 4c’s in the management of AIDS/HIV

Answer 29

compliance
counseling/ education
contact tracing
condoms