The risk of an HIV-infected pregnant woman transmitting HIV…
The risk of an HIV-infected pregnant woman transmitting HIV to her infant is approximately 22% if no anti-retroviral agents are given. If anti-retroviral agents are taken during the second and third trimester, intrapartum, and by the infant after delivery, the risk of HIV transmission to the child is reduced to:
Read DetailsThree weeks after delivery, a breastfeeding client presents…
Three weeks after delivery, a breastfeeding client presents with complaints of bilateral nipple pain but denies fever or flu-like sypmptoms. On exam, the nurse-midwife/WHNP notes the client’s nipples appear shiny red with flaking of the skin around the nipples. The right nipple is cracked. The most likely diagnosis is:
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