A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with HIV/acquired Immunodeficiency

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who has taken protease inhibitors for 18 months. The patient has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Which drug(s) would the nurse expect to be added to the treatment plan of a patient with HIV/AIDS? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Isoniazid
• B) Rifampin [Rifadin]
• C) Pyrazinamide [PZA]
• D) Ethambutol [Myambutol]
• E) Rifabutin [Mycobutin]

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Definitions:

Receptor-mediated Endocytosis

A cellular process by which cells internalize molecules (such as proteins) by the inward budding of plasma membrane vesicles containing proteins with receptor sites specific to the molecules being internalized.

Coated Pits

Specialized areas on the cell membrane involved in the process of receptor-mediated endocytosis, often marked by a specific coating protein.

Endosome

Membrane-bound compartments inside cells, involved in sorting and directing vesicular traffic of proteins and lipids.

Liposomes

Artificially prepared vesicles made of lipid bilayers, used in drug delivery systems.