Joey S. is referred to the dental hygiene clinic for treatment of his human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated periodontitis. He tells the dental hygienist that his T-cell count is 200/mm3 and that his physician put him on some medications to prevent “mouth sores.” On conducting the intraoral and extraoral examinations, the dental hygienist notes some white patches on his tongue that scrape off, leaving bloody, red patches. He also reports having a bad taste in his mouth and says he has a deep aching pain deep in his jaw. The gingiva has a strange grayish membrane, and the interdental papillae are missing. He also has a terrible fetid smell to his breath, and his cervical lymph nodes are swollen. He indicates that he has hepatitis C co-infection with his HIV, although he is not currently taken any medication for his hepatitis C. He lists the following medications on his health history: lamivudine, nevirapine, and saquinavir, acyclovir, chlorhexidine gluconate, and clotrimazole.Which oral condition could Joey have besides HIV-associated periodontitis to account for the white patches on his tongue?, Hairy leukoplakia, Necrotizing periodontitis, Herpes simplex 1, Candidiasis, Which of the medications is prescribed for this condition?, clotrimazole, saquinavir, nevirapine, acyclovir, lamivudine, Which medication is prescribed for mouth sores associated with herpes simplex virus?, lamivudine (Epivir), clotrimazole (Mycelex), nevirapine (VP, Viramune), saquinavir (Invirase), acyclovir/Zovirax, Joey is also suffering from necrotizing periodontitis. This condition is related to his immunocompromised status., The first statement is incorrect; the second statement is correct., The first statement is correct; the second statement is incorrect., Both statements are correct., Both statements are incorrect., Which groups of medications are used to treat HIV and AIDS?, Nucleoside reverse transcriptase replicators, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase replicators, and protease replicators, Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors, fusion/entry inhibitors, and integrase inhibitors, Nucleoside reverse transcriptase agonists, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase agonists, protease agonists, fusion/entry inhibitors, and integrase inhibitors, Nucleoside reverse transcriptase antagonists, nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase agonists, protease agonists, fusion/entry inhibitors, and integrase inhibitors, Although Joey is not currently taking any medication to treat his hepatitis C, which medications would be indicated for treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection?, Antiviral agents, Protease inhibitors, Interferons, Interleukins, Nucleoside/nucleotide analogs, a, d, and e, The adverse drug effects of the agents used in treatment of chronic hepatitis are severe. Fortunately, the length of time a patient must take these medications is very short., The first statement is true; the second statement is false., Both statements are false., The first statement is false; the second statement is true., Both statements are true.

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