Before antiretrovirals are started for patients infected with HIV, which lab values should be obtained from the patient?
a. Triglycerides
b. Cholesterol
c. Vitamin C
d. T-lymphocyte count
ANS: D
Before beginning drug therapy with antiretrovirals, the helper T-lymphocyte (CD4) count must be measured. These results help assess an HIV patient's immunologic status and severity of infection.
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