HIV/AIDS UPDATE: PREVENTION, TRANSMISSION, AND TREATMENT, 2ND EDITION Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Answer Sheet found on page 44, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 16. In 1983:
23. People who meet the criteria for PrEP include: a. Anyone who is in an ongoing relationship with an HIV-infected partner. b. Anyone who has, within the past six months, injected illicit drugs. c. Anyone who is not in a mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who recently tested HIV negative and is a man who has sex with both men and women. d. All of the above. 24. Treatment guidelines provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommend that a person living with HIV: a. Delay treatment until opportunistic infection(s) have developed. b. Begin ART as soon as possible after diagnosis. c. Begin ART when the CD4+ count drops below 500 cells/mm 3 . d. Delay treatment if the patient has flulike symptoms. 25. Drugs that block reverse transcriptase and reverse transcription are: a. NNRTIs. b. PIs. c. Fusion inhibitors. d. CCR5 antagonists. 26. Common side effects of antiretroviral therapy include: a. Nausea and vomiting. b. Constipation. 27. Standard precaution guidelines that healthcare workers should adhere as part of their strategies to prevent on-the-job exposure to HIV include: a. Plan safe handling and disposal. b. Immediately dispose of contaminated needles. c. Participate in blood-borne pathogen training. d. All of the above. 28. What is considered a behavior associated with high risk of HIV infection and/or transmission? a. Abstinence. b. Being a circumcised male. c. Having multiple sexual partners. d. Getting a tattoo from a reputable location. 29. What is the risk of infection for healthcare workers who are exposed to a needlestick with HIV infected blood? a. Approximately 1/50. b. Approximately 1/500. c. Approximately 1/5000. d. It is not possible to be infected this way. 30. Anti-retroviral drugs are utilized in various c. Excessive sweating. d. Difficulty breathing.
a. Researchers suggested that the cause of HIV infection was sexual, primarily among the gay population. b. Male circumcision was found to reduce the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by 60%. c. AIDS was diagnosed among female partners of men who had the disease. d. The travel ban that prevented HIV-positive people from entering the U.S. was lifted. 17. The group that has the highest rate of HIV diagnoses compared to other races and ethnicities are: a. African Americans. b. Pacific Islanders. c. Caucasians. d. Asians. 18. HIV is a retrovirus that: a. Attaches to host cells using glycoproteins. b. Converts RNA virus into DNA before attaching to host cells. c. Causes immune deficiency by depleting CD4+ cells. d. All of the above. 19. Which of these is true about viral load in HIV? a. An undetectable viral load decreases the transmission rate. b. The higher a viral load, the increased risk of transmission. c. Those with HIV and a sexually transmitted infection are at higher risk of transmitting the virus. d. All of the above. 20. Persons at increased risk of HIV infection include: a. Men who have sex with men. b. People in prisons and other closed environments. c. Transgender women who have sex with men. d. All of the above. 21. Which of the following is true regarding the stages of HIV infection? a. CD4+ count ranges between 200 and 499 in the acute phase. b. Viral loads are elevated, and transmission levels are high in the acute phase. c. Lymphadenopathy is always present with HIV symptoms in the chronic stage. d. Antiretroviral therapy is not beneficial for people with AIDS. 22. Which of the following is an opportunistic infection found in 3 to 16% of untreated HIV infections? a. Candidiasis of the vagina. b. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
c. Kaposi sarcoma. d. All of the above.
combinations and are referred to as: a. Highly active retroviral therapy. b. Highly potent retroviral therapy. c. Combination retroviral therapy. d. Intensive retroviral therapy.
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