The nurse who has assessed that a patient admitted with HIV is experiencing a progressive decline in cognitive, behavioral, and motor functions recognizes that these symptoms are most likely related to the onset of:
A) HIV encephalopathy
B) B cell lymphoma
C) Kaposi's syndrome
D) Wasting syndrome
Ans: A
Feedback: HIV encephalopathy is a clinical syndrome characterized by a progressive decline in cognitive, behavioral, and motor functions.
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