Home Quiz #2: HIV/AIDS, SLE, Cancer

which white blood cells are affected by HIV/AIDS

lymphocytes

the development of cancerous tumors increases with age, related to a decrease in the ability of the immune system to detect and destroy aberrant cells, true or false

true

when the CD4+ T helper cells drips below ____ cells/mm3 of blood, the person has AIDS

200

in medical terminology the prefix “a” means

without, none, absent

a human can’t survive without a spleen, true or false

false

(yes u can)

the HIV viral load has an inverse relationship to the CD4 cell count, true or false

true

____ determines the burden of cancerous tumors, and the extent of the disease

staging

malignant means

cancerous

benign

no cancerous

would providing education to the patient living with systemic lupus erythromatosis, The nurse include teaching on the need for routine eye exams if the patient is on which medication

Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)

our immune system helps us fight off cancerous cells, true or false

True