In reviewing a patient's chart to determine whether she has progressed from HIV disease to AIDS, the nurse should look for
a. CD4+ count below 500, chronic fatigue, night sweats.
b. HIV-positive test result, CD4+ count below 200, history of opportunistic disease.
c. weight loss, persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, chronic diarrhea.
d. fever, chills, CD4+ count below 200.
Question 2
A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of angina pectoris has presented to her nurse practitioner because her chest pain on exertion has become more frequent and longer lasting in recent days.
The nurse should understand that this woman's chest pain is directly attributable to which of the following pathophysiological processes?
A) Inflammation and physical irritation of the lumens of coronary arteries
B) Accumulation of cellular debris in the myocardium after the rupture of atheromas
C) Ischemia of cardiac muscle cells
D) Accumulation of lactic acid in cardiac muscle
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