A patient asks, "What is the main purpose of these medications I take for my HIV?" Which response by the nurse would be correct?
a. "They mark the virus for natural killer cells to destroy."
b. "They encapsulate the virus-infested cells."
c. "They attract macrophages to the cells making the virus."
d. "They inhibit enzymes to interfere with viral production."
ANS: D
Antiretroviral drugs that inhibit reproduction of the virus in various ways by blocking enzyme action are used to treat HIV infection.
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