Antiretroviral Medications and Initial Therapy
10 questions
Questions in Topic
- 1. Indications for Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
- 2. Elite and Viremic Controllers
- 3. Recommended Initial Regimens for Most People with HIV (no Prior Cabotegravir)
- 4. Initial Antiretroviral Therapy (prior receipt of LA-Cabotegravir)
- 5. Initial Therapy in Persons with Renal Insufficiency
- 6. NNRTI-Based Regimens
- 7. 2-Drug Initial Therapy
- 8. Laboratory Monitoring after Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy
- 9. Suboptimal CD4 Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
- 10. Therapy Interruption
Learning Objectives
- Initiate preferred antiretroviral therapy regimens for people with HIV who are treatment naïve
- Highlight specific clinical scenarios for when an alternative antiretroviral therapy regimen should be initiated
- Evaluate history of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use when selecting an antiretroviral therapy regimen
- Obtain appropriate laboratory studies at baseline and while monitoring response to antiretroviral therapy
- Collaboratively manage antiretroviral therapy as related to elite controllers, treatment interruption, and suboptimal CD4 recovery
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4th Edition
This is a substantial revision of the original Question Bank Topic. The previous edition was titled Antiretroviral Medications and Initial Therapy and was available until August 31st, 2026.
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UAN: JA0000297-9999-26-035-H99-P - 1.0 CE/Non-Physician Attendance credit
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CME and CNE Origination: June 1st, 2017
CME, CNE, CPE, and IPCE* Review: September 1st, 2026
CME, CNE, CPE, and IPCE* Expiration: August 31st, 2029 (4th Edition)
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