Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Tuberculosis (TB) Instructions Meet the Client: Jeff Smith Thirty-two-year-old Jeff Smith is admitted from his healthcare provider’s office to the acute care facility. Jeff was diagnosed HIV positive 2 years ago. His history includes fatigue‚ a productive cough‚ and weight loss. A tuberculosis (TB) skin test was administered in the healthcare provider’s office. Admission prescriptions include "isolation precautions for possible tuberculosis." Admission Procedure
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HIV What is HIV/AIDS? HIV stands for Human immunodeficiency Virus. This virus weakens a person ’s ability to fight infections. During HIV infection‚ the virus attacks and destroys the infection-fighting CD4 cells‚ a type white blood cell. The loss of CD4 cells makes it difficult to fight infections‚ and so‚ one would be most susceptible to any and every illness. A person with the loss of 200 and more CD4 cells is said to have the more advanced stage of the HIV infection‚ acquired immunodeficiency
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TRENDS IN HIV/AIDS PREVALENCE PRESENTED BY: OLAMIJUWON EMMANUEL O. (0804080002) DEPARTMENT OF DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STATISTICS JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY‚ IKEJI ARAKEJI PRESENTED TO: THE-LECTURER-IN-CHARGE DR(MRS) NTOIMO LORETTA F.C DEPARTMENT OF DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STATISTICS JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY‚ IKEJI ARAKEJI PRESENTED ON: THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER‚ 2012 ABSTRACT HIV prevalence in the world is becoming increasingly high. As of mid-1998‚ the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues
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RESEARCH PROJECT Stress factors among college students in Kenya Medical Training College (Kenyatta Hospital Branch) RANZOLINE OCHOLA Research Theme Stress factors among college students. Introduction It has been observed with a great concern that medical students in Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) (Kenyatta Hospital Branch) undergo tremendous stress during the final stages of their course where they are required to serve for three months voluntary
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Cause and effects of binge drinking among youths Introduction Nowadays‚ in our society you can see people drinking in everywhere such as in bars and under HDB block. Now youngsters are drinking in Singapore is gradually rising. Most of them are youngsters . Alcoholism is a bad habits and if drink a lot of alcohol will have adverse effects on the body. The purpose of this paper is highlight the reasons and consequences of binge drinking.The Nemours Foundation‚(2013).it covers two basic reasons and
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Barriers Among Homeless Youth In Health Care Sebastian Henao Conestoga College Homelessness amongst youth is common in nearly every part of the world‚ including the region of Waterloo. Given these circumstances many young adults have barriers that they must overcome in a daily basis in order to stay alive. Some of these barriers include substance abuse‚ sexual intercourse and poor access to health care. All of these barriers can potentially harm a young person’s life. So how can nurses help
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People living with HIV/AIDS are prone to increased mental deterioration. Mental imbalance and this disease can negatively impact and shortens one’s existence. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) is being used worldwide and has proven effective in prolonging lives‚ but mental health decline coupled with HIV/AIDS is a poor prognosis on life. This awareness has caused officials to provide mental health specialists to render services for people who are high risk‚ or‚ who are living the disease. The intention
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Without a single doubt‚ one can say politics has been the main driving forces in the spread of this disease. Once the “triple cocktail” was discovered by doctors‚ it managed to signal an era in which AIDS was no longer a fatal disease. Nevertheless‚ the high costs of this drug meant that it was unaffordable to patients from the undeveloped countries where stigma and desperation flourished. Additionally‚ patients in developed countries such as America were incapable of being introduced to this remedy
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immune system. Describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Describe the major components of the HIV life cycle. Identify the various HIV types and subtypes. Discuss HIV’s effects on the immune system. Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus belonging to the family of lentiviruses. Retroviruses can use their RNA and host DNA to make viral DNA and are known for their long incubation periods. Like other retroviruses‚ HIV infects the body‚ has a long incubation period (clinical
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AIDS is a disease that damages the immune system and interferes with a person’s ability to fight off disease. It is most commonly transmitted sexually‚ but can also be transmitted through infected blood exposure and through birth. Mayoclinic.com says “AIDS is a chronic‚ potentially life-threatening condition” AIDS is caused by the retrovirus HIV‚ HIV targets T-cells which are vital immune system cells and without them it is nearly impossible to fight a common cold let alone a life threatening disease
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