Pneumothorax on percussion
~ hyperresonant over pleural air during percussion
spontaneous pneumothorax
~ A pneumothorax that occurs when a weak area on the lung ruptures in the
absence of major injury, allowing air to leak into the pleural space
traumatic pneumothorax
~ Closed- chest isnt...
shallow, demarcated ulcers on mouth, anus, penis, and rectum
When is it recommended to start HAART therapy?
, ✓~ CD4+ <350
Normal CD4+ count
✓~ 500-1500
CD4+ count in HIV
✓~ <500
CD4+ count in AIDS
✓~ <200
AIDS symptoms
✓~ lymphadenopathy
diarrhea
weight loss
fever
cough, SOB
,Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
✓~ p24 testing- can be positive within 6 weeks after infection
If p24 is positive, then HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay
should be done to confirm
What causes an autoimmune disorder?
✓~ the body's normal defense becomes self-destructive by failing to identify self-
antigens with the host from nonself foreign antigens
microcytic anemia
✓~ MCV <80
normal amount of RBC, but they are smaller than usual due to decreased hgb
normocytic anemia
✓~ MCV 80-95
normal sized RBC, just a decreased number of them
macrocytic anemia
, ✓~ MCV >100
normal amount of RBC, they are larger than usual due to increased hgb
what kind of anemia is iron deficiency anemia
✓~ microcytic
iron deficiency anemia
✓~ the supply of iron needed to produce hgb is inadequate
S/S of iron deficiency anemia
✓~ decreased H/H
gradual fatigue
increasing SOB
causes of iron deficiency anemia
✓~ NSAIDS
colon cancer
strict vegan
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