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Medical/Physical problems
HIV / Fluid and Electrolyte
10
Health Care
Professional
05/01/2013

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Term
CD4+T
Definition
"Helper" T-cells or WBC
Term
How does HIV replicate?
Definition
RNA virus transcribes itself to DNA
Term
HAART
Definition
Highly
Active
Anti-
Retroviral
Therapy
Term
Pneumocytosis carinii
Definition
Rare Pneumonia
First sign of AIDS
Term
AIDS Transmission
Definition
Blood exposure
Mucous membrane
Needles
Hetero/Homsexual activity
Term
HIV Life-cycle
Definition
CD4+T cells being destroyed, these are critical to immunosystem
Term
Pandemic
Definition
Disease affecting majority of population of the specific region
Term
HIV Diagnostic Test
Definition
ELISA
Enzyme Linked immunosorbent Assay
Term
HIV Clinical Manifestations
Definition
Generalized Lymph Node swelling
Liver
Spleen
Opportunistic Infections:
Pneumonia, Yeast, Bacterial
Term
Important HIV asessments
Definition
Vitals
Wights
Skin Turgor
Edema
Fluid/Electrolyte imbalance
Intake/Output (weight charting)
Diet
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