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HIV 2
meduploader - 05-11-09 07:53
A patient with HIV infection who is receiving retroviral therapy presents to you for the first time after
being relocated by his employer. He has had HIV infection for 12 years; his first viral load was 100,000
copies/ml of plasma. He currently has a CD4+ T cell count of 400 cells/μl and a viral load of 10,000
copies/ml. He states that he has not missed a single dose of his medication.
Which of the following statements is true regarding this patient's CD4+ T cell count, viral load, and
prognosis?
❑ A.
❑ B.
❑ C.
❑ D.
meduploader - 05-11-09 07:53
A patient with HIV infection who is receiving retroviral therapy presents to you for the first time after
being relocated by his employer. He has had HIV infection for 12 years; his first viral load was 100,000
copies/ml of plasma. He currently has a CD4+ T cell count of 400 cells/μl and a viral load of 10,000
copies/ml. He states that he has not missed a single dose of his medication.
Which of the following statements is true regarding this patient's CD4+ T cell count, viral load, and
prognosis?
❑ A.
❑ B.
❑ C.
❑ D.
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: HIV 2 babbu5508 - 08-30-10 01:36 My answer is: c.
. The goal of antiretroviral therapy is to decrease the viral load to below 5,000 copies/ml of plasma
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