Multiple Choice
Two months after a patient is diagnosed with AIDS, a repeat CD4/CD8 enumeration (T-cell profile) shows an increase from 0.8 to 1.1.The patient asks the nurse whether this means that the infection is gone.Which response by the nurse is most accurate?
A) "A lower CD4/C8 ratio should indicate that your body is fighting the infection, so you will not need further treatment."
B) "If your T-cell profile keeps improving, then you can consider yourself cured."
C) "The T-cell profile can improve initially without treatment, but you still have the virus, and over time your T-cell profile will decrease."
D) "This ratio is not very meaningful since it varies with your overall white blood cell count."
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