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1
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What classifies if you have AIDS?

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HIV infection
CD4 count of less than 200
CD4 cells <14% of all lymphocytes
AIDS defining conditions

2
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What are the AIDS defining conditions?

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Life threatening opportunistic infections
Unusual cancers
Invasive cervical carinoma 
Pulmonary TB
Recurring pneumo
3
Q

What is the most essential part in caring for someone who has HIV/AIDS?

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Prevention of infection

4
Q

How provides most of the care for a person suffering from HIV/AIDS?

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Primary care physicians

5
Q

What some way to prevent the transmission of HIV?

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Universal precautions when handling blood or body fluids
Avoid IV drugs
Condom use
Screen for anti-HIV antibodies
ART of pregnant women to reduce neonatal transmission

6
Q

What are the clinical manifestations of HIV/AIDS?

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Acute retroviral syndrome 
Manifestations during chronic period 
Opportunistic infections
Unusual cancers
End-organ damage due to the HIV
7
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What are the symptoms of acute retroviral syndrome?

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Fever, lymphadenopathy, pharyngitis,rash, myalgia/arthraglia, diarrhea and meningitis

8
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What could acute retroviral syndrome look like in examination?

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Mono

9
Q

What are the clinical and serologic findings in early HIV infection before 6 weeks?

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ARS
Detection of viral RNA and p24
Antibodies can’t be detected

10
Q

What are the clinical and serologic findings in early HIV infection after 6 weeks?

A

ARS
Detectable antibodies
Usually ELISA followed by Western blot
Viral RNA and p24 persistent

11
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What would you expect to see in an acute HIV infection?

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HIV RNA and p24 Ag are present but no antibodies are seen

12
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If a pt has a recent HIV infection within the past 6 mo what would you expect to see?

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Anti-HIV antibodies are detectable

ELISA and Western blot are used

13
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What is a low positive HIV RNA and HIV antibodies?

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<10,000 copies/mL

14
Q

While good to have, what is the problem with home HIV tests?

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Detect only HIV antibodies and cannot detect an early infection

15
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What are the goals of HIV management?

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  1. Keep the patient as healthy as possible

2. Prevent further transmission through contact tracing and patient education

16
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What should you be looking for in an H&p and ROS for a person who has HIV?

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Disease history and risk behavior
Base line CD4 cell sount, WBC cell count, viral load and resistance 
Baseline everything
Vaccination history 
STD screening
17
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When is it okay to give an HIV pt a vaccine and which should you give them?

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If their CD4 count is above 200 you’re good to go

Pneumococccal, influenza, varicella and hep A and B

18
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What STDs should be screened for in an HIV infected patient?

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Gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphillis

19
Q

The higher the the viral load the _____ the prognosis.

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Lower

20
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What does the CD4 cell count indicate?

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Indicator of immune function, disease progression

Key factor in determining urgency of ART treatment or need for prophylaxin

21
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What is an adequate response to ART?

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CD4 increase 50-150 cells/uL per year

22
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When is ART strongly recommended?

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Asymptomatic, CD4 count <350 c/mm

CD4 count 350 to 500 c/mm

23
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What are the possible benefits to early ART?

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Slower progression to immune dysfunction to chronic secondary T cell activation, inflammation and T cell immune deficiency
Reduction in the viral load

24
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How would you determine which drugs to chose for the HIV pt?

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Pre-ART: determine CD4 count, measure HIV RNA, resistance testing
Determine viral tropism
HLAB 5701 testing

25
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What are the toxicities of NRTIs?

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Lactic acidosis, hepatotoxicity

26
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What are the toxicities of NNRTIs?

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Heoatotxicity, rash and drug-drug rxns

27
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What are the toxicities of PIs?

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Lipodystrophy, hyperlipidemia and hepatotoxicity

Possible inc rick of diabetes and insulin resistance

28
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What is the mechanism of NRTIs?

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Completely inhibit nucleotide binding to reverse transcriptase and terminate the DNA chain

29
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What is the mechanism of NNRTIs?

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Bind to reverse trancriptase at site different from NRTIs

30
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What is the mechanism of integrase inhibitors?

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Inhibits HIV genome integration into host cell chromosome by reversibly inhibiting HIV integrase

31
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What is the mechanism of protease inhibitors?

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Prevent to maturation of new viruses by blocking assembly of virions (cleavage of the polypeptide products)

32
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What is the function of fusion inhibitors (enfuvitide)?

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Binds to gp41 inhibiting viral entry

33
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What is the function of fusion inhibitors (maraviroc)?

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Binds CCR-5 on surface of T cell/monocytes inhibiting the actions of gp120