A patient is diagnosed with both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and active tuberculosis (TB) disease. Which information obtained by the nurse is most important to communicate to the health care provider?
A) The Mantoux test had an induration of 7 mm.
B) The chest-x-ray showed infiltrates in the lower lobes.
C) The patient has a cough that is productive of blood-tinged mucus.
D) The patient is being treated with antiretrovirals for HIV infection.
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