Question

Case study #2242

In 1969 a teenage boy became ill with a great deal of weight loss, swollen torso and swollen lymph nodes. He was admitted to a hospital in Saint Louis. This patient later died after fighting a strange pneumonia. The cause of the boy's death would now be listed as HIV/AIDS. Consider yourself to be a Nurse Practitioner that can prescribe today's HIV drugs

In Case Stude #2242, if the boy's T-cell count was initially 22, which ART prescription would you likely prescribe when considering patient side-effects?

A. Invirase-Truvada-Norvir

B. Crixivan-Retrovir-Zerit

C. Atripla

D. Viread-Retrovir-Zerit

E. Selzentry-Isentress-Viread

Answer 1

ART prescription would likely include a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Therefore option C) Atripla could be a good option as it is one of the most sucesful anti HIV drug. It is a combination of Sustiva (efavirenz), Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) and Emtriva (emtricitabine).