Patient Monitoring - answer✔Critical for early infection detection.
HIV Infection - answer✔Acquired immune deficiency from pathogens.
AIDS Progress - answer✔Improved life quality for people living with HIV.
Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) - answer✔Effective treatment for HIV/AIDS.
HIV Antibody Test - answer✔Enzyme immunoassay for early HIV diagnosis.
HIV Transmission - answer✔Occurs through infected body fluids.
Mother-to-Child Transmission - answer✔Can occur during labor or breastfeeding.
Blood Transfusion Risks - answer✔Risk of HIV transmission virtually eliminated.
HIV Prevention Education - answer✔Nurses educate on reducing HIV infection risks.
Behavioral Interventions - answer✔Strategies to encourage condom use for HIV prevention.
Discordant Couple - answer✔Couple where one partner is HIV-positive.
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) - answer✔Daily pill to prevent HIV acquisition.
Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate - answer✔300 mg medication used in PrEP.
Emtricitabine - answer✔200 mg medication used in PrEP.
HIV Status Check - answer✔Testing every 3 months during PrEP use.
Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) - answer✔Treatment to suppress HIV viral load.
Standard Precautions - answer✔Infection control practices in healthcare settings.
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) - answer✔Antiretroviral treatment after potential HIV exposure.
Occupational Exposure Risk - answer✔0.3% risk of HIV from needle stick injuries.
Primary Infection - answer✔Initial HIV infection before antibody development.
Viral Load - answer✔Amount of HIV in the bloodstream.
CD4+ T Cells - answer✔Immune cells targeted by HIV infection.
Viral Set Point - answer✔Equilibrium between HIV levels and immune response.
Stage 1 HIV - answer✔Chronic phase with stable viral set point.
Stage 2 HIV - answer✔CD4+ T-cell count between 200-499 cells/mm³.
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