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What are the 2 situation when a nurse can refuse care?
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1.Religious reasons
2.Immunocompromised themselves |
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How is HIV transmitted?
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*Blood
*Breast milk *Semen *CSF *Cervial-vaginal secretions |
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What are the modes of HIV transmission?
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*Sexual activity
*Parenteral route *Mother to fetus *Breast milk |
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What are the 2 lab assessments that monitor HIV infections?
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1.CD4 counts
2.Viral load |
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At what point does the infected blood test positive for HIV?
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3-12 weeks after exposure.
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List the 4 stages of HIV?
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1.Acute infection
2.Early chronic infection 3.Intermediat chronic infection 4.Late chronic infection (AIDS) |
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What is viremia?
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High level of HIV in blood.
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How long could the early chronic infection stage in HIV last?
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7-10 years.
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What indicates that the intermediate chronic infection stage in HIV has been reached?
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T-cells reach 200-500 and viral load now rises.
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What must be found to say HIV is now AIDS?
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*T-cells <200
*Develop opportunistic infection *Develop opportunistic cancer *Wasting symdrome occurs *AIDS dimentia |
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What types of opportunistic infections may occur with HIV?
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*Fungal
*Viral *Protozoal *Bacterial |
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What are the goals of the collaborative care of HIV?
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Decrease HIV RNA levels, raise T-cell counts, delay symptoms and opportunistic diseases.
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What are the types of pharmocotherapy used to treat HIV?
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*NNRTI
*NRTI *NrRTI *PI *Fusion inhibitors |
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How are STDs transmitted?
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*Sexual contact
*Blood transfusion |
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What does Gonorrhea do at childbirth?
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Causes eye infection or blindness.
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Who is more likely to have symptoms with Gonorrhea?
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Men.
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What does chlamydia do at childbirth?
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Causes conjunctivitis and/or pneumonia.
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Who has more symptoms with chlamydia?
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Women.
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What medication is used to treat chlamydia?
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Doxycycline.
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What is the incubation time for syphilis?
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10-90 days.
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What are the 4 stages of syphilis?
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1.Primary stage
2.Secondary stage 3.Latent stage 4.Late stage |
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At what point is syphilis no longer transmitted by sexual contact?
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After 4 years.
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What is the goal of collaborative management of syphilis?
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To eradicate syphilitic organisms.
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What is the initial symptom of herpes?
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Burning sensation or parathesis at site of incubation.
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What causes genital warts?
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HPV types 6 & 11.
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What is the main type of care for genital warts?
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Topical applications.
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