Medical Letter/Treatment guidelines

Question 1

Backbone of HIV therapy

Answer 1

2 nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI’s) +
non-nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) or
protease inhibitor (PI) or
integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) or
CCR5 antagonist

Question 2

CHA(2)DS(2)VASc

Answer 2

CHF, Htn, age >75 (2), Diabetes, Stroke/TIA/Thromboembolism (2), Vascular dz, Age 65-74, Sex category female
Anticoagulate if >/= 2