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| Infection with HIV virus causes destruction of |
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| Destruction of immune cells |
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| with retrovirus Transcription of genetic material is |
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| An enzyme that is responsible for transcribing RNA into DNA |
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| Two protein markers protrude from the virus |
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| , the body produces enough antibodies to be detected by standard HIV test About _ after infection |
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| lasts, 4 to 8 weeks, high levels of virus in the blood, generalized flu like sympoms, 50% are asymptomatic |
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| lasts 2 to 12 years, virus is inactive in CD4 host cells, levels high in lymph nodes but low in blood, pt asymptomatic although CD4 cells decline |
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Lasts 2 to 3 years
Patient experiences opportunistic infections
TH CD4 cells are usually <500 cells/mm³
Viral levels in the blood increase
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
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| Aids is diagnosed when CD4 cells drop |
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| Initial stage of HIV symptoms |
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| Generalized flulike symptoms |
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| latent stage HIV symptoms |
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Eventually, frequent and persistent infections
Fever, night sweats, swollen lymph nodes, headache, skin lesions that don’t heal, sore throat, dyspnea, burning with urination, or diarrhea
Extreme fatigue and weight loss |
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Opportunistic infections
Wasting syndrome
Secondary cancers
Central nervous system involvement, encephalopathy, dementia |
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| causes of oportunistic infections |
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| parasites, fungi, bacteria, viruse |
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| symptom of Cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis |
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| Watery diarrhea; may be severe/persistent |
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| nursing care for Cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis |
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| preventing dehydration and maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance |
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| pt teaching for Cryptosporidiosis and isosporiasis |
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| Teach good handwashing and personal hygiene, avoid contaminated water |
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| humans can become infected with toxoplasmosis by |
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| undercooked meats or vegetables or by contact with cat feces |
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| toxoplasmos is mainly seen in |
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| mainly brain, lungs, eyes |
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| the most common in immunosuppressed patients |
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| Toxoplasmosis encephalitis |
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| symptoms of Toxoplasmosis encephalitis |
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| Dull, constant headache, weakness, seizures |
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| pulmonary infection r/t toxoplasmosis involves feverish illness that mimics _ pnuemonia with _ |
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| Pneumocystis jiroveci, SOB and nonproductice cough |
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| eye infection r/t toxoplasmoisis causes loss of |
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| visual acuity and photopbia |
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| source of human infection for microspridiosis is |
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| symptoms of microspordidiosis |
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| Watery diarrhea with weight loss, malabsorption, abdominal cramps, and flatulence |
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| type of diet for Microsporidiosis |
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| low fat, low residue, high protein high calroie diet |
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| Microsporidiosis pt should drink _ of fluid per day and avoid _ products |
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| for microspridiosis reinforce _ and avoiding ingestion of food or water conatiminated with _ |
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| handwashing/hygiene, fecal matter |
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| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is acquired by |
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| Second leading cause of death in AIDS patients |
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| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia |
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| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia s&s |
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| Shortness of breath on exertion, fever, and a nonproductive cough |
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| Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is treated with |
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| Bactrim, dapsone, clindamycin, and pentamidine |
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| Pulmonary infection can develop when _ esp. if CD4 _ |
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| spores are inhaled, <50/mm3 |
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| fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis |
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| aspergillos is usually fatal within |
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| to decrease risk of infections r/t aspergillosis avoit |
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| candidiasis is found in most |
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| foods, soil and inanimate objects |
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| mouth, vagina and/or anus |
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| Particles inhaled into the lungs |
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| Endemic in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico |
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| s&s of Coccidioidomycosis |
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| Fever, weight loss, fatigue, dry cough, or pleuritic chest pain |
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| in Coccidioidomycosis _ to other organs may occur |
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| People with HIV should avoid exposure to distured soils in _ areas |
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| Most common systemic fungal infection in AIDS patients (caused by yeast) |
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| symptoms of Cryptococcosis appear approx _ after exposure to yeast |
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| Fever, headache, malaise, nausea, vomiting, altered mental status, and a stiff neck |
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| Endemic in the central and southern United States |
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| histoplasmosis is found in |
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| histoplasmosis involves the _ after spores are inhaled and then can be _ to other organs |
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| Fever, night sweats, weight loss, and shortness of breath |
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| to prevent contracting histoplasmosis avoid cleaning |
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| cytomegalovirus is found in |
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| semen, cervical secretions, saliva, urine, blood, and organs |
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| cytomegalovirus is mainly transmitted by |
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| blood and body fluids (unprotected sex) |
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| complications of cytomegalovirus |
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| chorioretinitis, radiculopathy, subacute encephalitis, colitis, esophagitis, and pneumonia |
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| Most adults carry HZV because of exposure to _ as a child |
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| reactivation of HZV usually occurs as |
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| Thick white patches on the buccal mucosa, soft palate, floor of mouth, and tongue |
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| Caused by the Jamestown Canyon virus, contracted by mosquito bite |
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| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
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| death r/t PMl occurs within _ after the onset of symptoms |
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| symptoms of Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) |
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| Symptoms include weakness and progressively impaired speech, vision, and motor function (CNS) |
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| bacillary angiomatosis causes |
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| bacillary angiomatosis is transmitted by |
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| signs of bacillary angiomatosis |
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| generalized papules/plaque |
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| Mycobacterium avium complexm is found |
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| everywhere, including most food, animal, and soil sources |
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| Mycobacterium avium complex causes |
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| fever, fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, abdominal pain, and diarrhea |
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| Common neoplasm that develops with AIDS |
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| kaposi sarcoma affects the _ first |
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| Kaposi Sarcoma appears as a __ |
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| macular painless nonpruritic lesion |
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| treatment for kaposi sarcoma |
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| observation, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), surgical removal, cryotherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy |
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| a type of cancer that originates in lympoid tissue |
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| bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland |
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| hodgikin's and non hodgkins |
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| fever, night sweats and weight loss |
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| positive hiv antibody test |
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| cd4 count <200 asymptomatic/with cate. b symptoms, cate c symptoms regardless of CD4 |
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| Newborns born of HIV mothers should be treated during first |
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| highly active ateretroviral therapy |
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| 1 protease inhibitor and 2 necleoside reverse trasiptase inhibitors |
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| common with HAART drugs (reason for noncompliance) |
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| side effects of HAART drugs usually subside with in |
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| meds that improve appetite |
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| prochlorperazine(Compazine), metoclopramide(reglan) |
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| meds that control diarrhea |
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| diphenoxylate hydrochloride with atropine sulfate)lomotil |
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