1.
To determine:
The test might the doctor run to diagnose the disease.
Case summary:
An old man who is 43 years old is suffering from HIV for 8 years. He is hospitalized due to mental confusion as well as disorientation, fever, headache, and a general discomfort. An enlarged liver is observed after further examination.
2.
To determine:
The opportunistic infection which is likely to be the cause of the man’s symptoms.
Case summary:
An old man who is 43 years old is suffering from HIV for 8 years. He is hospitalized due to mental confusion as well as disorientation, fever, headache, and a general discomfort. An enlarged liver is observed after further examination.
3.
To determine:
The patient’s maximum count, as the doctor performs a CD4+ cell count.
Case summary:
An old man who is 43 years old is suffering from HIV for 8 years. He is hospitalized due to mental confusion as well as disorientation, fever, headache, and a general discomfort. An enlarged liver is observed after further examination.
4.
To determine:
The way in which patient most likely become infected.
Case summary:
An old man who is 43 years old is suffering from HIV for 8 years. He is hospitalized due to mental confusion as well as disorientation, fever, headache, and a general discomfort. An enlarged liver is observed after further examination.
5.
To determine
The probable outcome for a non-immunological patient with the same
Case summary:
An old man who is 43 years old is suffering from HIV for 8 years. He is hospitalized due to mental confusion as well as disorientation, fever, headache, and a general discomfort. An enlarged liver is observed after further examination.

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