HIV / AIDS Independent Analysis #992

HIV / AIDS: An Overview Independent Analysis

3 Contact Hours • Course #992

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	Answer each of the following questions (there is only one correct answer to each question).
	1	A major goal of this course is to provide:
		A. information on HIV/AIDS of interest only to medical personnel
		B. details of all aspects of the HIV/AIDS disease
		C. information necessary to allay apprehensions and dispel myths
		D. material that is difficult and hard to convey to clients
	2	What is acquired immune deficiency syndrome?
		A. a single disease
		B. a disease with specific, identifying characteristics
		C. a severe manifestation of the HIV virus, with various related infections
		D. a disease that follows a predictable, orderly progression
	3	After January 1, 1993, the CDC AIDS diagnosis applied to all persons who:
		A. had been exposed to HIV
		B. experienced fever or night sweats
		C. had sex with a person with AIDS
		D. were HIV+ and had CD4 T-lymphocytes count below 200/ml
	4	According to the CDC, the mortality rate of AIDS cases is approximately:
		A. 40 percent
		B. 50 percent
		C. 60 percent
		D. 70 percent
	5	In which of the following groups has the transmission of HIV been greatly reduced?
		A. Perinatal (mother-child)
		B. Teens and early 20 year olds
		C. Men who have sex with men
		D. Injecting drug users
	6	The signs and symptoms associated with AIDS include:
		A. fever and night sweats
		B. severe fatigue and diarrhea
		C. coughing and shortness of breath
		D. all of the above
	7	The most frequent life-threatening opportunistic infection occurring in patients with HIV is:
		A. Candida albicans
		B. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
		C. Kaposi's sarcoma
		D. Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
	8	Which of the following best describes how AIDS is NOT transmitted?
		A. by shaking hands
		B. by insects such as mosquitoes
		C. by sharing eating utensils
		D. all of the above
	9	Which of the following behaviors can put you at risk for contracting the AIDS virus?
		A. unprotected sex with someone whose HIV status is known
		B. unprotected sex with multiple partners
		C. use of drugs/sharing needles (drug "works")
		D. all of the above pose risk of contracting HIV
	10	Which of the following precautions is recommended for oral sex?
		A. use of a latex condom from start to finish
		B. abstaining only if partner's saliva clearly contains blood
		C. regular use of antiseptic mouthwash before and after sex
		D. all of the above
	11	What does the CDC recommend concerning the recapping of needles?
		A. Do not recap with both hands.
		B. Recap immediately after use.
		C. Recap immediately prior to disposal.
		D. Recap only with the aid of a helper.
	12	Equipment or devices that do not touch the patient's skin or touch only intact skin are:
		A. cleaned with a detergent or according to manufacturers' instructions
		B. autoclaved in the steam or chemical sterilizer for 20 minutes
		C. sterilized only when time permits
		D. rinsed under running hot water
	13	Which one of the following solutions is recommended for use as a germicide to inactivate HIV?
		A. 70% isopropyl alcohol
		B. 70% benzalkonium chloride
		C. 10% household bleach
		D. 10% Betadine
	14	Which one of the following should be used to decontaminate spilled blood or body fluids?
		A. a germicide approved by the EPA as tuberculocidal
		B. hot water, followed by cold water
		C. cold water only
		D. all of the above
	15	Recommendations for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) have been modified to include:
		A. a basic 12-week regimen
		B. a single dose of AZT
		C. an expanded regimen that includes corticosteroids
		D. two drugs (zidovudine & lamivudine) for most HIV exposures
	16	Which of the following indicates those hospital inpatients with AIDS who should be isolated according to the CDC?
		A. those with infectious diarrhea
		B. those with tuberculosis
		C. those with other communicable diseases
		D. all of the above
	17	One of the most important roles of a caregiver in the hospital admission of an AIDS client is:
		A. offering support and reassurance
		B. teaching facts about HIV/AIDS avoidance
		C. the inventory of the client's valuables
		D. coordinating with the client's family members
	18	The most dramatic change in HIV therapy in recent years has been:
		A. use of powerful new combinations of drugs
		B. eradication of drug side effects
		C. use of stress management techniques to kill the virus
		D. identification of additional opportunistic diseases
	19	Increased incidence of hepatotoxicity has been reported to be associated with:
		A. all protease inhibitors
		B. viral resistance to drugs
		C. use of nevirapine
		D. trials of HIV vaccines
	20	Written consent for the release of health information must include:
		A. specific information to be released
		B. authorized recipient of the information
		C. how long the consent is valid
		D. all of the above
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