Author Question: Before antiretrovirals are started for patients infected with HIV, which lab values should be ... (Read 24 times)

BRWH · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Before antiretrovirals are started for patients infected with HIV, which lab values should be obtained from the patient?

a. Triglycerides
b. Cholesterol
c. Vitamin C
d. T-lymphocyte count

Question 2

Penicillin is the drug of choice in the treatment of which infections?

a. Urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli
b. Otitis media caused by Haemophilus
c. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
d. Group B staphylococci

tuwy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Before beginning drug therapy with antiretrovirals, the helper T-lymphocyte (CD4) count must be measured. These results help assess an HIV patient's immunologic status and severity of infection.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Penicillin is effective in the treatment of the following susceptible organisms: group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and other less common organisms.