The clinic nurse is caring for a patient admitted with HIV. The nurse has assessed that the patient is experiencing a progressive decline in cognitive, behavioral, and motor functions
The nurse recognizes that these symptoms are most likely related to the onset of what?
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. Therefore options B, C, and D are incorrect.
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