Week 10 Flashcards
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HIV is an virus that attacks the
Immune system
In order to be infected by HIV, the virus must enter a persons
Bloodstream (HIV cannot survive outside the body)
- unprotected sexual intercourse
- shared needles or equipment
- unsterilized needles
- pregnancy, delivery and breast feeding
Occupational exposure in healthcare
Factors that affect the outcome of people with HIV include
-CD4 cell count (lower indicates poor immunity and chances of getting infections that may often turn life threatening)
-Vital load in blood (high number of viable viral RNA in blood is another indicator of poorer prognosis)
-Age of pt
HIV Prognosis: those who have developed a serious HIV related condition before starting the anti-HIV medication are also at a high risk of
Early AIDS progression and death
-concomitant infections with hep B or C virus
- those with liver or heart disease also have a poor prognosis as well
Signs and symptoms of early HIV infection may include
Fever
Chills
Joint pain
Muscle ache
Sore throat
Sweats (particularly at night?
Enlarged glands
Red rash
Tiredness
Weakness
Weight loss
Signs and symptoms of late-stage HIV infection may include
Blurred vision
Chronic dry cough
Fever of above 37C lasting for weeks
Night sweats
Permanent tiredness
Shortness of breath
Swollen glands lasting for weeks
Night sweats
Weight loss
White spots on the tongue or mouth
Esophagitis
Are there any drugs that can cure HIV/AIDS
NO
Although no cure for HIV/AIDS, there are retro antiviral drugs that can
Minimize the amount of HIV infection may the body, help you live longer and stops weakening the immune system
HIV First steps to treatment: your doctor/nurse may ask you to
Do a urinalysis
Test for other STDs
Test for hepatitis, tuberculosis
Liver and kidney function tests
3 main classes of antiretroviral drugs
-Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs)
-nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTSs)
-protease inhibitors
A combination of the 3 anti-HIV drugs is also known as a what? It requires constant monitoring, evaluation and testing by your doctor
HIV cocktail
-this combination prevent drug resistance and prolongs the life span of those infected with the disease
Clinical manifestations of HIV: what is commonly one of the first signs of HIV
Inflamed lymph nodes
Acute infection stage or primary HIV infection: Most infected people will suffer from what symptoms within the first couple of weeks of being infected?
Flu like symptoms
-symptoms at this time may be overlooked but the virus within the blood is high and hiv is spread more quickly in this stage
Clinical latent infection of HIV is often referred to as the “asymptomatic stage” virus is still what at this stage? Explain taking meds at this stage
-virus is still alive and reproducing but most people do not suffer from any signs or symptoms
-taking meds at this stage can slow the progression of the virus allowing people to stay in this stage for well over ten years
-not taking medication allows the virus to progress within ten years or sooner as well as lowering CD4 count
Without treatment an individual with AIDS had a life expectancy of
1-3 yrs
-immune system is extremely compromised in aids, body is susceptible to opportunistic infections, CD4 cells fall below 200/mm3 as opposed to 509-1600/mm3 in a healthy person
What Neoplastic lesion is seen in some clients with AIDS
Kaposis sarcoma
-kaposis sarcoma may resemble hematoma, Pyogenic granuloma
Herpes simplex
No clinical difference between herpes on an HIV & nonHIV pt
-sole difference is that recurrent herpes simplex infections may be more common in pts with the HIV disease and may manifest more severely
-usual healing time of herpes is 1-2 weeks without secondary infections. The healing time of herpes lesions often takes much longer in HIV positive clients, becoming more severe and persistent. They can also become secondarily infected by a bacteria or fungi
In an HIV client periodontal disease is not relative to the
Amount of calculus present in the mouth
Hairy leukoplakia and HIV
Becomes more common once the CD4+ T-cell count falls and is one of the first signs of HIV.
-diagnosis of HL is almost always an indication of both HIV infection and immunodeficiency
-can be seen in HIV clients or immunocompromised clients with out HIV
-Important to differentiate with oral candidiasis
Oral condylomas
They occur more frequently and more extensively in people with HIV infection than in those with normal immune function. Especially in patients with advancing immune suppression. Oral warts may be refractory to therapy
Patients with HIV infection often suffer from persistent painful
Aphthous ulcers that commonly occur on the soft palate, buccal mucosa, tonsillar area or tongue
What is lichen planus
Benign chronic disease affecting the skin and oral mucosa
-commonly found on the flexor surfaces of the upper extremities on the genitalia and on the mucous membranes in the oral cavity and other parts of the body
Oral lichen planus description
Presents as white striations, white papules, white plaques, erythema, erosions, or blisters affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, tongue and gingiva although other sites are occasionally involved
Symptoms oral lichen planus
Ongoing inflammatory condition that affects mucous membranes inside your mouth
-may appear as white, lacy patches, red swollen tissues or open sores
-these lesions may cause burning, pain or discomfort