A 38 year-old woman went to a hospital and complained of a non-productive cough and dyspnea, which has progressed over two weeks. Based on physical examination, she was pale, diaphoretic and in acute respiratory distress. According to her, she had a sexual contact with his partner for the past weeks. The physician ordered laboratory tests and results revealed that the CD4 count was significantly low. Why is the CD4 count low? What might be the diagnosis of the patient? What additional hematology tests needed to confirm the diagnosis of the patient?

A 38 year-old woman went to a hospital and complained of a non-productive cough and dyspnea, which has progressed over two weeks. Based on physical examination, she was pale, diaphoretic and in acute respiratory distress. According to her, she had a sexual contact with his partner for the past weeks. The physician ordered laboratory tests and results revealed that the CD4 count was significantly low. Why is the CD4 count low? What might be the diagnosis of the patient? What additional hematology tests needed to confirm the diagnosis of the patient?

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A 38 year-old woman went to a hospital and complained of a non-productive cough and dyspnea which has progressed over two weeks. Based on physical examination, she was pale, diaphoretic and in acute respiratory distress. According to her, she had a sexual contact with his partner. The physician ordered laboratory tests and results revealed that the CD4 count was critically low. HEMATOLOGY:Why is the CD4 count low? What might be the diagnosis of the patient?What additional hematology tests needed to confirm the diagnosis of the patient?
A 38 year-old woman went to a hospital and complained of a non-productive cough and dyspnea, which has progressed over two weeks. Based on physical examination, she was pale, diaphoretic and in acute respiratory distress. According to her, she had sexual contact with his partner for the past weeks. The physician ordered laboratory tests and results revealed that the CD4 count was significantly low. QUESTIONS: 1. What might be the predominant antibody present in the patient’s serum and why?
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