SAS#4 Flashcards
Is an immune deficiency that is acquired not hereditary nor born. A Syndrome, a combination of signs and symptoms that form a distinct clinical picture of disorder
AIDS OR ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
Is a retrovirus that belongs to lentivirus or called “slow virus”
HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
HIV invade several types of cells
LYMPHOCYTES
MACROPHAGES
LANGERHANS
NEURONS
When hiv infection takes place, anti-hiv antibodies are produced but they do not appear immediately this is called the
WINDOW EFFECT
The period between infection and appearance of AIDS can take from
7-12 years
The organism attached to CD4 (protein molecule) is found in the
T4 cells
When hiv antibodies are not detectable in the blood at the time of examination. It is considered as
NEGATIVE ANTIBODY TEST
When hiv antibodies are present in the blood, in the positive antibody test, the person is considered
HIV POSITIVE
Is a criterion that determines whether the client is hiv positive or whether the illness is already categorized as AIDS
CD4 COUNT
Neurological symptoms include (HIV/AIDS)
MEMORY LOSS
ALTERED GAIT
DEPRESSION
SLEEP DISORDER
CHRONIC DIARRHEA
NEUROLOGIC SYMPTOMS - MADSC this set of symptoms is called
AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX (ARC)
Top 10 symptoms of hiv/aids
DEPRESSION
DIARRHEA
THRUSH
WEIGHT LOSS
LIPODYSTROPHY
SINUS INFECTION
FATIGUE
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
LACTIC ACIDOSIS
PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY
AIDS : common opportunistic infections
BACTERIAL
VIRAL
FUNGAL
PNEUMONIAS
CANCERS
PARASITIC
Under bacterial common opportunistic infection in aids
MAC OR MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX
TUBERCULOSIS
SALMONELLOSIS
A tb like manifestation that usually occur when the patient’s cd4 is below 50
MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX