All of the Following Contribute to Malnutrition in HIV Infection

question 44

Multiple Choice

All of the following contribute to malnutrition in HIV infection except:

• A)increased gastric acid secretion.
• B)medication side-effects.
• C)diarrhea.
• D)malabsorption.

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Definitions:

Positive Symptoms

Symptoms of mental disorders that include excess or distortion of normal functions, such as hallucinations or delusions.

Negative Symptoms

In psychology, especially in the context of schizophrenia, these refer to the absence of normal behaviors or feelings, such as social withdrawal or lack of emotion.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Flat Affect

A significant reduction in emotional expressiveness, where a person appears emotionally numb or unresponsive.