Immune
What is a first-line treatment when s/s of allergic reaction presents?
Epinephrine
HIV as progressed to AIDS when CD4 level drops to what ?
<200
What type of cells are involved in immunosurveillance?
T cells
What is their role?
What step would you take prior to beginning blood administration?
Patient verification
What checks would you do?
What type of testing would help assess effectiveness of treatment?
Viral load testing
A patients WBC count is 1400, what would a priority nursing intervention to add to this patient's plan of care?
What is the normal WBC count?
The patient begins having a reaction during a blood transfusion, what medication might you expect the provider to order?
Benadryl
What route?
True or false: The time frame after exposure of HIV that it can be spread to others is 10-12 weeks
false
What is the time frame?
Stomatitis
What interventions might you suggest
Phagocytes are triggered when what part of the immune system is activated?
Complement system
Viral load increases
What type of pain management schedule would be most beneficial for a pt that is experiencing pain r/t cancer
Fixed medication schedule, with PRN for break through
What type of immunity is produced by injection of antibodies of other sources?
Passive artificial
What is an example of passive natural immunity?
What is seroconversion?
HIV serum antibodies are now present
True or False: Osteoma is a diagnosis of malignant bone cancer
False: The are benign or non cancerous