Unit 1 Flashcards
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Window period of HIV
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3 weeks to 6 months
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Adverse effects with HIV to
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Hepatotoxicity Nephrotoxicity Osteopenia Dyslipidemia Insulin resistance Increased CVD fat redistribution syndrome: Lipoatrophy: localized subQ fat loss in face, arms, legs and buttocks) Lipohypertrophy: central visceral fat accumulation in abdomen, breast, buffalo hump)
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Viral set point
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Remaining amount of virus in body after this initial immune response
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Phase 1 HIV
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primary infection (time from infection till the body makes antibodies) scary window (pt is contagious but doesnt show)
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Acute Retroviral syndrome
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fever lymphadenopathy pharyngitis skin rash myalgias
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Phase 2 HIV
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Asymptomatic
>500 CD4
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Phase 3 HIV
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symptomatic 200-499 CD4 Fever, chills, night sweats, diarrhea shingles cancer candidadis peripheral neuropathy PID
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AIDS Phase 4 HIV
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<14% lymphocyte count Candidadis (bronchi, trachea, etc) cervical cancer cryptococcosis Encephalopathy Herpes Simplex Kaposis sarcoma PCP wasting syndrome
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EIA (enzyme immunoassay)
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ID antibodies against HIV. Not definitive
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Western blot assay
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to confirm seropositivity when EIA result is positive
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OraSure test
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Uses saliva to perform EIA antibody (30 min) HIV screening
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Tx of HIV infection based on
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Viral load
CD4 count
clinical condition of pt
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Tx for HIV if
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T cell count 55000 (research says >100000)
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Antiretrovirals S/E
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Increased cholesterol DIabetes lipodystrophy facial wasting skinny arms and legs heart disease peripheral neuropathies thrombocytopenia depression
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viral load testing every
and when else
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3-4 months
before initiation and after 2-8 weeks
