If a patient with HIV/AIDS has been feeling very weak and whose weight has dropped from 180 lb to 160 lb in 4 weeks, he or she would be considered to have
a. opportunistic infections.
b. lipodystrophy or HALS.
c. AIDS-related wasting syndrome.
d. AIDS-related depression.
Answer: c. AIDS-related wasting syndrome.
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