One of the main complications of AIDS that contributes to a patient's mortality is:
a. a decrease in immune function.
b. opportunistic disease and malignancies.
c. metabolic derangements.
d. the lack of effectiveness of medications.
Question 2
When an HIV-infected patient's immune system is weakened by the virus and the person is more prone to infection, what is the most likely scenario?
a. The person's antigen receptors are weakened.
b. CD4 activity is impaired.
c. The body is not producing enough WBC.
d. The bone marrow is unable to differentiate lymphocytes.
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
Health care - patient-centered
Patient registration form.
The main avenue to the upward social mobility reviewed in the text has been higher education.
Two ways of treating blocked coronary arteries, the main cause of heart attacks in older adults.