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SAVANNAHHOOPER23 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse is providing palliative care for a 69-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of multiple myeloma.

The patient states that she enjoyed good health for most of her life and rarely had to visit her family health care provider until she experienced the first signs and symptoms of her current illness. Which of the following complaints most likely prompted the patient to initially seek care?
A) Lymphadenopathy
B) Bone pain
C) Recurrent infections
D) Fatigue and activity intolerance

Question 2

The nursing instructor is going over laboratory results for patients with HIV/AIDS.

The instructor tells the students that, upon interpretation of a patient's laboratory results, the nurse should recognize that a patient with HIV is considered to have AIDS when the CD4 T-lymphocyte cell count drops below what level?
A) 200 cells/mm3 of blood
B) 300 cells/mm3 of blood
C) 400 cells/mm3 of blood
D) 500 cells/mm3 of blood