A patient asks, "What is the main purpose of these medications I take for my HIV?" Which response should the nurse make?
a. "They encapsulate the virus-infected cells."
b. "They mark the virus for natural killer cells to destroy."
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. A. B. C. Antiretroviral drugs do not encapsulate the virus-infected cells, mark the virus to be destroyed, or attract macrophages to the cells making the virus.
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