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NURS 234- Exam #5 Questions And Correct Answers


immunity present at birth and includes biochemical, physical, and mechanical barriers
of defense, as well as the inflammatory response - Answer innate immunity natural
immunity



immunity recieved passively from the mother's antibodies, animal serum, or antibodies
produced in response to disease - Answer acquired immunity



produces active acquired immunity - Answer immunizations



this type of response provides protection against acute, rapidly developing bacterial
and viral infections, immediate - Answer humoral response



This is the type of response that is active against slowly developing bacterial infections
and is involved in autoimmune responses. ANSWER cellular response



retrovirus that integrates into the CD4 lymphocytes ANSWER HIV



directs immunity and regulates the activity of all immune system cells ANSWER CD4+
lymphocytes



compromise of CD4+ lymphocytes leads to what ANSWER severe immunodeficiency

opportunistic infections

malignancies



considered a chronic disorder of impaired immunity ANSWER HIV

,Higher incident rates of HIV occur in what type of groups - Answer minority groups



changes the CD4+ T cell role and its immune system defenses - Answer HIV infection



in early infection before HIV disease is evident, the immune system does what - Answer
attaches and destroys most of the newly created virus particles



what happens to the CD4+ T cell count and viral load during an untreated HIV infection
-Answer CD4+ cell decreases

viral load increases



what usually kills HIV/AIDS patients -Answer opportunistic infections



what s/s do you feel in stage 1 (acute infection phase) of HIV -Answer flu like s/s



how long does it take flu like s/s take to show after contracting the virus -Answer 2-4
weeks



Chronic infection after acute infection stage; may last several decades, diagnosis and
meds begin here CLINICAL LATENCY STAGE (STAGE 2)



AIDS occurs when CD4 cell count falls below what -ANSCR 200 cells/mm3



in regard to the patient being compliant with meds what happens to the CD4 cell count
and viral load-ANSR CD4 count increase

viral load decreases



If a pt with HIV has a viral load of 100,000 and a CD4 count of 275, what must be done
Response get them compliant with meds

,can a female with HIV breast feed Answer no

We can diagnose HIV with a viral load as low as what Response 20

HIV preventions Response unprotected sex

abstinence

Be faithful

Condom

SP in health care



The higher this is the greater risk for sexual and perinatal transmission - Answer blood
level of HIV

Who should take PreEP - Answer people with risky sexual behavior

People with HIV+ partner

What drugs are used for PreEP - Answer Truvada PO

Discovy PO

If a patient is taking PreEP medications how often do they need renal function tests -
Answer every 3 months



PreEp medications should be avoided in what patients - Answer those with Hep B



what situations would we need to treat patients for HIV exposure - Answer dirty needle
sticks

sexual assault victims



how long do we have to administer postexposure HIV prophylaxis after exposure -
Answer 72 hours



what are the 3 drugs used for postexposure HIV prophylaxis - Answer tenofovir

emtricitabine

raltegravir

, for how long is a patient on postexposure prophylaxis after HIV exposure - Answer 28
days



personal life factors that can affect timing and progression of HIV - Answer stress

poor nutritional status

sexually transmitted diseases

frequent re-exposure to HIV



how often should people who are at a high risk of HIV exposure be tested- Answer yearly



individuals who are at a low risk for HIV exposure should be tested at what time -
Answer once between the ages of 15-65



What type of CBC is done to test for HIV? CBC with differential



This measures the amount of RNA particles in 1 mL of blood. Answer viral load testing

Can find presence of antibodies to HIV in the blood or salvia. Answer Elisa



If an Elisa test is positive, what needs done? Answer Western Blot Test



Confirmatory test for HIV. Answer Western Blot Test



if a western blot test is indeterminate, what needs done - Answer repeat in 3-6 months



what are the s/s of Cryptosporidiosis (intestinal infection) - Answer mild diarrhea

severe wasting

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