A child with AIDS is placed on antiretroviral therapy. The nurse's instructions to the child and family are based on the premise that the goals of antiretroviral therapy include:
a. increasing viral load to detectable levels.
b. slowing the decline in the number of CD4 cells.
c. increasing resistance to opportunistic infections.
d. decreasing the severity of opportunistic infections.
ANS: B
The goal of antiretroviral therapy includes slowing the decline in the number of CD4 cells.
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