HIV/AIDS
1- HIV stands for what?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired Immune Deficiency
2- The term AIDS stands for what?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
3- HIV disease progresses to AIDS when the CD4+ T cell count drops below what level?
50 cell/mm
100 cell/mm
200 cells/mm
300 cells/mm
4- CD4+ T cells are a type of what?
white blood cell that fights infections
red blood cell that fights infections
5- Body fluids that pass the Virus include?
blood
semen
vaginal fluid
all of the above
6- What other body fluids might health care workers come in contact with?
cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and the spinal cord
synovial fluid surrounding bone joints
amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus
all of the above
7- HIV is spread by?
sexual contact with an infected person
by sharing needles and/or syringes with someone who is infected
through transfusions of infected blood or blood clotting factors
all of the above
8- In the health care setting, workers have been infected with HIV after?
being stuck with needles containing HIV-infected blood
after infected blood gets into a worker’s open cut or a mucous membrane
both of the above
9- According to (UNAIDS),how many people have been infected with HIV since the start of the epidemic?
45 million
55 million
65 million
75 million
10- Which US state has the most reported cases of HIV/AIDS?
New York
Florida
Texas
New Jersey
11- What population accounts for the largest number of people reported with AIDS each year?
Men to women sex
Men to men sex
Healthcare workers
12- Most people will develop detectable antibodies within how many months after infection?
one month
two months
three months
four months
13- Which HIV/AIDS test is approved by the Food and Drug Administration?
Ora-Quick
Home Access Test
Rapid Test
14- What drugs are used to treat the HIV infection?
Antibiotics
Antiretroviral
Topical ointments
15- Why do many patients have difficulty adhering to an HIV treatment plan?
unpleasant side effects
sleeping through doses
traveling away from home
all of the above
16- AIDS wasting is the involuntary loss of more than what % of body weight?
5%
10%
15%
20%
17- What factors contribute to AIDS wasting?
Low food intake
Poor nutrient absorption
Altered metabolism
all of the above
18- Components of an HIV counseling session should include?
risk management
acknowledge and provide support
clarify misconceptions
all of the above
19- The most commonly observed psychiatric disorder of the HIV patient is depression?
True
False
20- Injection drug use also continues to play a key role in the HIV epidemic.
True
False
21- Risk screening is a brief assessment of behavioral and clinical factors associated with transmission of HIV and other STDs.
True
False
22- Women of childbearing age should be questioned during routine visits about the possibility of pregnancy.
True
False
23- When referrals are made, the patient's willingness and ability to accept and complete a referral should be assessed.
True
False
24- Informing partners of their exposure to HIV is confidential.
True
False
25- The risk reduction plan is a fundamental component of the prevention counseling session.
True
False
26- Methamphetamine use may impair the ability or the desire to practice safe sex.
True
False
27- Because of the high prevalence of HIV-Hepatitis C coinfection, all HIV infected persons should be tested for HCV.
True
False
