Utilizing the World Health Organization (WHO) framework of clinical categories for persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) over 15 years of age, a visitor to the United States goes to a city clinic complaining of diarrhea, weight loss of 20 lb, and feeling like he is running a temperature.These manifestations have been occurring for the past 5 weeks. The nurse would identify this patient to be in which clinical stage?
A) Stage 1
B) Stage 2
C) Stage 3
D) Stage 4

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Clinical stage 3 includes unexplained chronic diarrhea for greater than 1 month, persistent oral candidiasis, oral hairy leukoplakia, TB, neutropenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia.

Utilizing the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework of Clinical Categories