You are caring for a client diagnosed with HIV. The client wants to know when they will be started on medication for their disease. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) If the client has a CD4 T-cell count less than 350 cells/mm3.
B) When the client is coinfected with hepatitis
C) If the client is diagnosed with HIV-associated liver disease.
D) After the client has been cured of Kaposi's sarcoma.

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According to current HIV treatment guidelines, antiretroviral therapy should be initiated in individuals diagnosed with HIV regardless of their CD4 T-cell count. However, if the CD4 T-cell count is less than 350 cells/mm3, therapy should be started as soon as possible.

You Are Caring for a Client Diagnosed with HIV