The nurse would suspect an infection by a cytomegalovirus when the patient with AIDS says:
1. "I need to get glasses, I can't see as well as I did a few months ago."
2. "I need to drink more water. This diarrhea has really dehydrated me."
3. "I need to get smaller clothes. I have lost 10 pounds in the last 6 weeks."
4. "I need to take some pep pills. I don't have any energy."
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Visual changes indicate the presence of CMV retinitis, which will eventually lead to blind-ness. Diarrhea is indicative of a fungal infection and decreases in weight and energy are ex-pected manifestations of AIDS.
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