Author Question: Reuben, aged 24 years, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The results show a ... (Read 26 times)

2125004343 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Reuben, aged 24 years, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The results show a falling viral load. What does this indicate?

a. A favorable prognostic trend
b. Disease progression
c. The need to be more aggressive with Reuben's medications
d. The eradication of the HIV

Question 2

If the international normalized ratio (INR) result is above the therapeutic range in a patient with atrial fibrillation on warfarin, what might the clinician do?

a. Stop the warfarin for 1 week, and then repeat the INR.
b. Withhold one or more days of anticoagulant therapy.
c. Restart therapy at a lower dose immediately.
d. The prothrombin time (PT) and INR should be reevaluated within 1 month of the dosage adjustments.