A Client Has a Positive ELISA Test

question 19

Multiple Choice

A client has a positive ELISA test. On examination, the client is found to have fever, weight loss, and candida infections. The client also complains of night sweats. What would be the CD4 levels?

• A) 700 cells per microliter
• B) 500 cells per microliter
• C) 200 cells per microliter
• D) 350 cells per microliter

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Definitions:

Cognitive Acts

Mental actions or processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses, such as perception, reasoning, memory, and judgment.

Cognitive Restructuring

A psychotherapeutic process of learning to identify and dispute irrational or maladaptive thoughts known as cognitive distortions, a core aspect of cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Thought Record

A cognitive behavioral therapy tool used to capture, evaluate, and challenge negative thought patterns.

Fear Hierarchy

A fear hierarchy is a list of feared situations or objects that are arranged in descending order according to how much they evoke anxiety. This list is then used in therapy for exposure exercises.