1. Up to 85% of individuals infected with HIV will develop symptoms of AIDS within how many years after infection?

2. One of the most frequent systemic side effects of anti-HIV drugs is:

3. Long-term adherence to HIV treatment regimens remains at about:

4. A widely used laboratory test that measures HIV-RNA levels and tracks the body’s response to HIV infection is the:

5. The most common infection in persons with AIDS (80% occurrence) is:

6. The most common malignancy seen with HIV infection is:

7. What is the most important means of preventing HIV spread or transmission?

8. Which statement regarding HIV/AIDS among older adults are true?

9. A nurse knows that all of the following antiretroviral agents can be taken without regard to food intake except for:

10. Abnormal laboratory findings seen with AIDS include:

11. After infection with HIV, the immune system responds by making antibodies against the virus, usually within how many weeks after infection?

12. The minimum number of daily protein calories for a 70-kg individual with AIDS-related “wasting syndrome” is:

13. The HIV-positive patient tells the nurse that his HIV-negative partner will be using the preexposure drug emtricitabine (Truvada)._x000D_Which statement indicates to the nurse the need for additional teaching about this drug?

14. . Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) medications should be started within _________ after exposure, but no longer than __________, to offer any benefit, and must be taken for ____________________.

15. The health care provider prescribed an integrase inhibitor drug for the patient with HIV. The patient asks the nurse how this drug works. What is the nurse’s best response?

16. An example of an antiretroviral agent, classified as a fusion inhibitor, that must be injected subcutaneously twice a day is___

17. Highly activated antiretroviral therapy (HAART) causes what effect?

18. An example of an antiretroviral agent, classified as a fusion inhibitor, that must be injected subcutaneously twice a day is:

19. The most debilitating gastrointestinal condition found in up to 90% of all AIDS patients is:

20. After infection with HIV, the immune system responds by making antibodies against the virus, usually within how many weeks after infection?

21. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the first antiretroviral drug for AIDS 6 years after the first cases were reported in:

22. A nurse would know that all of the following conditions are classified as HIV category B except for:

23. A diagnosis of “wasting syndrome” can be initially made when involuntary weight loss exceeds what percentage of baseline body weight?

24. The minimum number of daily calories recommended for a 70-kg individual with AIDS-related “wasting syndrome” is:

25. Up to 85% of individuals infected with HIV will develop symptoms of AIDS within how many years after infection?