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CH 43 AIDS
Ch43 Mrs. Deneal-Med surg AIDS
Question | Answer |
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four known fluids that transmits AIDS | blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk |
time between infection and production of anitbodies | 1-6 weeks |
AIDS high risk factors | unprotected sex, contact with blood /body fluids, needles, infected tattoo peircing or dental equipment, mothers to baby |
HIV inpairs | T4 cells from fighting infection |
Kaposi's sarcoma | connective tissue cancer found among AIDS pt |
Pneumocystis pneumonia | found only in AIDS pt can be so severe as to cause need for mechanical ventilation |
HIV/AIDS TX | antiretroviral and immune boosters |
ELISA | HIV screening test mudt be positive twice |
Western Blot | to confirm ELISA positive |
Problem with drug therapy for HIV/AIDS | pt must stick to schedule or viral replication and mutation occurs |
Candidiasis | yeast infection mostly in oral but also vaginal and skin folds. Hurts to eat watch for anorexia |
TX candidiasis | topical antifungals |
cytomeglaovirus infection | infection of eye affecting chorois and retinal causing eventual blindness |
cryptosporidiosis | affects GI system causing severe diarrhea of up to 20 liters day |