CD4 monitoring and viral load US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master CD4 monitoring and viral load with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
CD4 monitoring and viral load Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: HIV initially infects what cell type?_____
Answer: Macrophages
Flashcard 2: Which gene is mutated in HIV protease inhibitor resistance?_____
Answer: pol gene
Flashcard 3: Which AIDS opportunistic infection stains acid-fast?_____
Answer: Mycobacterium avium complex
Flashcard 4: Which immune cell has the cell surface protein CXCR4? _____
Answer: T cells (late HIV infection)
Flashcard 5: HIV later on infects what cell type?_____
Answer: CD4+ Helper T cells
Flashcard 6: _____ is a regulatory protein of HIV that regulates viral RNA transport of unspliced viral transcripts out of the nucleus
Answer: Rev
Flashcard 7: Does HIV have an envelope?_____
Answer: Yes
Flashcard 8: progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
Answer:
Extra: destruction of oligodendrocytes, demyelination of CNS rapidly progressive, usually fatal recent JC virus infection, AIDS
Flashcard 9: The _____ blot *used to be* the confirmatory test for HIV after a positive ELISA
Answer: Western
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/infectious-disease/hiv/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 10: Which HIV gene encodes for the virion p24 (Capsid) and p17 (Matrix) core proteins?
_____
Answer: gag
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/microbiology/antivirals/acquire?ref=anki
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