critical thinking

READ CAREFULLY:

This case study comes from the Apply It: Critical Thinking Exercise section of the chapter. Read the case study, then choose ONE of the discussion questions. Create a post of at least 100 words, that includes the following information…

briefly describe the health issue presented, and answer one case study question

include a link to a resource that supports the information you discussed

provide TWO (2) word-part breakdowns of associated medical terms relating to the health issue (explaining the word root, the combining form, the suffix, and the prefix)

Then post one response to a classmate of at least 30 words, expanding on the content of their post, and provide one additional word part breakdown in your response (different from those in your initial post and different from any term detailed in the classmates post).

Case Study:

Blanca Cortez applies her lipstick and smiles into the mirror. Shes got a second date tonight with a friends cousin who just moved to town. Isaac is everything shes been looking for in a partner: taller than her, with a sarcastic personality and great taste in music. Shes excited but also nervous about where the relationship could go. Blanca has perinatally acquired HIV and when she disclosed her status to her last boyfriend prior to being sexually active he turned into a different person. She would be crushed if the same thing happened with Isaac.

Its hard for Blanca to be vulnerable with new people, maybe in part because she was adopted as a young child and has had trust issues. She has worked hard to overcome these feelings in therapy but sometimes her depression and anxiety has become too much to bear, causing her to become non-adherent to her ART medications.

She checks her phone and sees that Isaac has texted that hes on his way to pick her up and feels her heart flutter with nerves. She closes her eyes, takes several cleansing breaths, then zips up her coat to wait by the door.

Discussion Questions:

1. When do you think Blanca should disclose her HIV status to Isaac? Why might she have a hard time broaching the subject? What would the consequences be if she decided not to tell him?
2. What are some ways that Isaac can protect himself from acquiring HIV if he and Blanca become sexually active?
3. Isaac talks to his doctor and starts to take PrEP. One day his mother is visiting and sees the pill bottle. How do you think Isaac could explain the medication to his mother?
4. If Blanca and Isaac decide to have a family together, what are some ways that they can prevent transmission of HIV to their child?