In reviewing a patient's chart to determine whether she has progressed from HIV disease to AIDS, the nurse should look for
a. CD4+ count below 500, chronic fatigue, night sweats.
b. HIV-positive test result, CD4+ count below 200, history of opportunistic disease.
c. weight loss, persistent generalized lymphadenopathy, chronic diarrhea.
d. fever, chills, CD4+ count below 200.
B
Patients who have progressed from HIV disease to AIDS will have the condition in which the CD4+ cell count drops below 200 cells/mm3.
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