After starting an antiviral protease inhibitor, a patient with HIV telephones the nurse, complaining, "I'm so hungry and thirsty all the time! I'm urinating 10 or 12 times a day." The nurse recognizes these findings to be consistent with:
a. pancreatic infiltration by HIV.
b. allergic reaction.
c. nonadherence to the antiviral regimen.
d. hyperglycemia.
ANS: D
Protease inhibitors have been associated with hyperglycemia, new-onset diabetes, abrupt exacerbation of existing diabetes, and diabetic ketoacidosis. These symptoms are not consistent with pancreatic infiltration or an allergic reaction. No evidence indicates that the patient is noncompliant.
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