The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of early HAART to treat HIV. Which statement by the patient indicates that he does not understand the teaching?
A) "Early HAART increases the risk of drug toxicities that will limit treatment options in the future."
B) "Early HAART can increase the risk of developing drug-resistant mutants that will limit treatment options for symptomatic disease."
C) "Early HAART does not affect the ability to transmit drug-resistant mutants to uninfected people."
D) "Early HAART reduces the risk of transmitting HIV to uninfected people."
C) "Early HAART does not affect the ability to transmit drug-resistant mutants to uninfected people."
Explanation: A) The potential benefits for early therapy include preservation of immune function, prolongation of clinical latency, and a possible reduced risk of transmission. Potential risks of early therapy include drug toxicities, possible development of drug-resistant mutants that will limit treatment options in symptomatic disease, and the risk of transmitting drug-resistant mutants to uninfected individuals, thus limiting their treatment options.
B) The potential benefits for early therapy include preservation of immune function, prolongation of clinical latency, and a possible reduced risk of transmission. Potential risks of early therapy include drug toxicities, possible development of drug-resistant mutants that will limit treatment options in symptomatic disease, and the risk of transmitting drug-resistant mutants to uninfected individuals, thus limiting their treatment options.
C) The potential benefits for early therapy include preservation of immune function, prolongation of clinical latency, and a possible reduced risk of transmission. Potential risks of early therapy include drug toxicities, possible development of drug-resistant mutants that will limit treatment options in symptomatic disease, and the risk of transmitting drug-resistant mutants to uninfected individuals, thus limiting their treatment options.
D) The potential benefits for early therapy include preservation of immune function, prolongation of clinical latency, and a possible reduced risk of transmission. Potential risks of early therapy include drug toxicities, possible development of drug-resistant mutants that will limit treatment options in symptomatic disease, and the risk of transmitting drug-resistant mutants to uninfected individuals, thus limiting their treatment options.
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