HIV/AIDS CONCEPT MAP

RISK FACTORS
Laboratory Test for HIV  Age
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency  Race
 ELISA test virus. It harms the immune system by  Sex
 Western Blot test  Have an unprotected sex
destroying a type of white blood cell that
 Saliva test  Have an STI ( sexually
helps your body fight infection. If left
 Viral load test transmitted disease)
untreated, HIV can lead to a disease called 
 Home test Used IV drugs
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency disease
syndrome).
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY  Recuring fever or profuse

PREVENTION night sweats
Exposure to infected body fluids  Extreme and unexplained
 Use treatment as tiredness
prevention  Rapid weight loss
 Use a clean needle Infection w/ HIV retrovirus  Fungal infections of the
 If you’re pregnant get mouth, fingernails, anus
medical care right away HIV invades nucleus of Helper T and toes
 Use post-exposure lymphocytes (CD4 surface antigen)  Diarrhea that lasts for
prophylaxis (PEP) if you’ve more than a week
been expose to HIV  Swollen glands in armpits
 Use condom every timw Destruction of T lymphocytes Helper T cell Immune suprresion AIDS neck or groin
you have sex
 Tell your sexual partners if COMPLICATIONS
you have HIV Nursing Management
 Kidney disease
 Wasting syndrome
Independent Nursing Management Dependent Nursing Management  Liver disease
 Neurological complications
>Improve skin integrity > Improve Airway Clearance >Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors  Lymphoma
>Improve activity intolerance >Relieve pain and discomfort >Protease inhibitors (Pis) >Integrase Inhibitors  Candidiasis (thrush)
>Promote skin integrity >Prevent infection >Fusion Inhibitors >gp120 Attachment Inhibitor
 Cytomegalovirus
> Promote usual bowel patterns >CCR5 Antagonist