The nurse should instruct the patient who is diagnosed with AIDS to report signs of Kaposi sarcoma, which include:
a. Reddish-purple skin lesions
b. Open, bleeding skin lesions
c. Blood-tinged sputum
d. Watery diarrhea
ANS: A
Kaposi sarcoma is a rare cancer of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by blue, red, or purple raised lesions seen mainly in Mediterranean men. Kaposi sarcoma: firm, flat, raised or nodular, hyperpigmented, multicentric lesions on the skin and mucous membranes.
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