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FButt · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The mother of a 5-year-old child with allergies to a variety of foods including eggs, milk, peanuts and shellfish, asks if her child will always have these problems. What response by the nurse is most accurate?

A) Sadly, allergies to foods will persist.
B) Most children with allergies will outgrow them.
C) We cannot be sure at this point but most children who are allergic to peanuts will not have this allergy in adulthood.
D) In most cases allergies to peanuts and shellfish persist into adulthood but the others may diminish and disappear.

Question 2

A 16-year-old patient has just been diagnosed with HIV. Which statement by the parent indicates understanding of the diagnosis?

A) It is important for our child to get started on drug therapy for a better chance of a cure of the infection.
B) I must be infected with HIV and passed it to our child while in the uterus for the infection to have occurred.
C) We don't want to face the fact that it is likely our child contracted HIV through sexual contact or IV drug use.
D) Infections as a result of being HIV positive are a low risk since the diagnosis came early.

jennafosdick · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
Foods such as peanuts, milk, soy, shellfish, tree nuts are common allergens. By adulthood many allergies will diminish or disappear. Allergies to shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts often persist into adulthood.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
In teenagers, HIV is primarily contracted through sexual intercourse with an infected person or sharing of needles with an infected person during IV drug use. There is no cure for HIV, infants primarily contract the virus from their mothers, and infections as a result of having HIV are not dependent on when the diagnosis occurred.