Deck 45: Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Question 1

HIV can be transferred by which of the following routes?

A) Heterosexual or homosexual contact
B) Sharing of drug paraphernalia
C) Infusion of infected blood or platelets
D) Oral sex
E) All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Drug therapy for HIV/AIDS includes which of the following strategies?

A) Constant monitoring and laboratory testing
B) Multiple-drug therapy
C) Reducing the risk of virus mutation and resistance
D) Effecting retrovirus development at various stages
E) All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

Oral lesions are common in acute HIV infection.They include which of the following symptoms?

A) Erythematous patches on the palate,exudative tonsillitis,and angular cheilitis
B) Ulcerative and pseudomembranous interproximal gingiva
C) Painful and swollen gingiva extending over the occlusal surface of the distal-most tooth in the arch
D) Intermittent,severe,difficult-to-localize oral pain

Answer 3

Erythematous patches on the palate,exudative tonsillitis,and angular cheilitis

Question 4

Acute HIV infection occurs usually within about 2 weeks of exposure and is characterized by which of the following conditions?

A) Fever
B) Lymphadenopathy
C) Headache
D) Rash
E) All of the above

Question 5

Treatment for periodontal and other oral lesions in the HIV client should include which of the following?

A) Appropriate education and plaque control
B) Consultation with other members of the healthcare team
C) Scaling and root planing as needed
D) Standard infection-control practices
E) All of the above

Question 6

Among the more common conditions seen in persons with AIDS is Kaposi's sarcoma.Approximately how many individuals with Kaposi's sarcoma have oral lesions?

A) About 10%
B) About 25%
C) About 50%
D) About 75%

Question 7

About 7% of the U.S.population is employed in healthcare.About how many individuals experience percutaneous exposures to blood each year?

A) 10 million
B) 5 million
C) 2 million
D) 1/2 million

Question 8

AIDS is a reportable disease.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)record the cases of AIDS in the United States.It is known that the highest risk exposure category for adults in the United States is which of the following?

A) Heterosexual contact
B) Injection drug use
C) Mother with HIV or AIDS
D) Men who have sex with men
E) Recipient of blood transfusion,components,or tissues

Question 9

All of the following are used to make a clinical diagnosis of AIDS except for which one?

A) High HIV virus levels in the blood
B) Associated infections or conditions
C) CD4+ cell count
D) Presence of HIV antibody

Question 10

AIDS is a reportable disease.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)record the cases of AIDS in the United States.It is known that the highest risk exposure category for children in the United States is which of the following?

A) Hemophilia
B) Mother with or at risk for HIV infection
C) Sexual contact
D) Unknown

Question 11

_____ is a painful HIV-associated oral lesion that is caused by a virus and results from breakdown of the local immune response or a reactivation of latent virus.

A) Neoplasm
B) Human papillomavirus
C) Recurrent herpes simplex virus
D) Hairy leukoplakia