Hannah Arther is a 53-year-old marketing executive who was recently diagnosed with uterine cancer. She had a complete hysterectomy and is currently undergoing radiation therapy. She is experiencing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea as well as anorexia.
The symptoms that Ms. Arther is experiencing are consistent with:
a. radiation enteritis.
b. tissue rejection.
c. steatorrhea.
d. lipodystrophy.
Q. 2Which of the following drugs, when combined with resistance training, has positive effects on lean tissue mass in HIV patients?
a. megestrol acetate
b. dronabinol
c. testosterone
d. antiretroviral agents
Q. 3Lipodystrophy can be treated using all of the following except:
a. resistance training.
b. aerobic activity.
c. medications.
d. a low-kcalorie diet.
Q. 4The standard treatment for suppressing HIV infection:
a. consists of a combination of at least 3 antiretroviral drugs.
b. usually involves surgical procedures.
c. has few adverse effects.
d. is easy for most patients to adhere to.
Q. 5HIV-infected patients face an extremely high risk of malnutrition due to all of the following except:
a. intestinal malabsorption.
b. lipid abnormalities.
c. bacterial overgrowth.
d. vomiting and diarrhea.
Q. 6Kaposi's sarcoma can contribute to wasting in cancer patients due to:
a. malabsorption of nutrients.
b. a sore mouth that interferes with eating.
c. depletion of lean body mass.
d. respiratory disorders.
Q. 7A type of cancer frequently associated with HIV infection is:
a. Kaposi's sarcoma.
b. thrush.
c. Kaposi's adenoma.
d. cryptosporidiosis.
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