The nurse's assessment of an older client suspected of having Acquired immunodefi-ciency syndrome (AIDS) is based on the fact that:
a. it is often not recognized due to its low incidence in older adults.
b. many of the classic symptoms are also common to other conditions common in older adults.
c. presenting symptoms are markedly different than in younger adults.
d. AIDS progresses much slower in older adults so symptoms are not recognized easily.
ANS: B
The classic symptoms of weakness, anorexia, and fatigue are common to other conditions common in older adults; additionally, they may also be attributed to normal age-related changes. The incidence of AIDS in older adults is increasing, rising faster among older adults than among younger adults. The symptoms are identical in older and younger populations. AIDS progresses more quickly in older adults than it does in younger adults.
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