Exam 24: HIV and Aids

Oxymetholone is a drug given to HIV-positive patients to prevent _______________.

Viral DNA is combined with the cell's own DNA by what enzyme?​

What musculoskeletal symptom is relatively common with HIV infection?

HIV is most typically transmitted via _______________.

What does HIV target and how does it result in immunodeficiency syndrome?​

Metformin reduces hepatic _______________ resistance and may be used to reduce the effect of _______________ accumulation.

Discuss the use of Atractylodes in HIV-positive individuals.

Which of the following HIV drugs tends to cause the most negative symptoms?​

HDL cholesterol levels are _______________ in AIDS patients.

Where do most of the HIV positive people in the world live?​

Proton pump inhibitors reduce acid and may affect absorption of _______________.

_______________ inhibitors interfere with the virus's ability to bind to receptors on the outer surface of the cell it tries to enter.

Peripheral neuropathy has been associated with a number of the _______________ therapies.

Food and nutrition insecurity can exacerbate _______________ in clients with HIV as well as encourage behaviors that increase the risk for exposure to HIV and affect treatment adherence.

What is the term for a measure of the strength of antigen-antibody binding?​

Given NP's laboratory data, what clinical and immune cell category is she in?​

Where do more than 60% of the body's T lymphocytes reside?​

Available assays to identify early HIV infection evaluate _______________ antigen levels and titers of viral RNA or DNA.

How many virons per day can the HIV virus reproduce in the human body?​

What kind of virus is HIV?​