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A client who is HIV/AIDS positive has developed neuropathy, which may be an adverse effect of the antiretroviral drug therapy. What advice should the nurse give?


Definitions:

Electroencephalography

A diagnostic method that records the electrical activity of the brain to identify abnormalities.

Myelinated

Refers to nerve fibers that are covered with a fatty substance called myelin, which increases the speed at which electrical signals (nerve impulses) are passed along the nerve.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Unmyelinated

Describing nerve fibers that lack a myelin sheath, affecting the speed and manner in which nerve impulses are conducted.

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