AIDS Therapy - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0443065942 ISBN 13: 9780443065941

Casa editrice: Churchill Livingstone, 2002

Riassunto

This comprehensive reference is an up-to-date source of concise guidance on the diagnosis and therapy of disorders associated with AIDS. Discussions encompass pathogens, organ-based syndromes, and the individual drugs used for therapy. Antiretroviral, immune-based, and alternative therapies are all covered, and information is provided on administration, interactions, and therapy management. Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition contains the latest information on new drugs and new approaches to the management of HIV/AIDS.

• Includes management algorithms in the syndrome chapters in Section VII.

• Features easy-to-access tables that summarize important information on clinical viruses, drug interactions, side effects, results of clinical studies, antiretroviral therapy, therapy for opportunistic infections, and more.

• Offers helpful appendices that list HIV-related Internet resources and provide adult dosage guidelines for antiretroviral therapies.

• Covers new fusion inhibitors such as T-20.
• Provides up-to-date information on the protease inhibitor Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate.
• Contains the latest advances in the use of resistance testing to manage antiretroviral therapy.

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Contenuti

SECTION I: DIAGNOSIS OF HIV INFECTION
1 Establishing the Diagnosis of HIV Infection
SECTION II: ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
2 Zidovudine
3 Didanosine
4 Zalcitabine
5 Stavudine
6 Lamivudine
7 Emtricitabine
8 Abacavir
9 Delavirdine
10 Nevirapine
11 Efavirenz
12 Saquinavir
13 Ritonavir
14 Indinavir
15 Nelfinavir
16 Amprenavir
17 Lopinavir (ABT 378)
18 Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
19 Inhibitors of HIV Attachment and Fusion
20 New Drugs in Development
SECTION III: IMMUNE-BASED THERAPIES
21 General Immune-Based Therapies in the Management of HIV-Infected Patients
22 HIV Antigen-Specific Stimulation and Therapy Interruption
SECTION IV: OTHER THERAPIES, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
23 Alternative Therapies
SECTION V: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPIES
24 Early Intervention: Acute HIV Infection Syndrome
25 Postexposure Management
26 Resistance Testing
27 Management of Antiretroviral Therapy Failure
28 Managing Pregnant Patients
SECTION VI: DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AND PREVENTION OF OPPORTUNISTIC PROCESSES
29 Pneumocystosis
30 Toxoplasmosis
31 Cryptosporidium, Isospora, and Cyclospora Infections
32 Microsporidiosis
33 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
34 Mycobacterium avium Complex and other Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
35 Bartonellosis
36 Cryptococcosis
37 Histoplasmosis
38 Coccidioidomycosis
39 Candidiasis
40 Mycoses Caused by Moulds
41 Herpes Simplex Virus Infections
42 VZV Infections
43 Cytomegalovirus Disease
44 Human Herpesvirus-6 and -7 Infections
45 EBV HHV8
46 Viral Hepatitis
47 Sexually Transmitted Human Papillomavirus Infection
48 JC Virus Neurologic Infection
49 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
50 Kaposi Sarcoma
51 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
52 Primary Care: Daily Management
SECTION VII: APPROACH TO SPECIFIC SYNDROMES
53 Wasting Syndrome
54 Neurologic Disease
55 Dermatologic Disease
56 Oropharyngeal Disease
57 Ophthalmologic Disease
58 Hematologic Disease
59 Cardiac Disease
60 Respiratory Disease
61 Renal Disease
62 Diabetes, Lipid Disorders, and Fat Redistribution Syndromes
63 Gonadal, Adrenal, and Thyroid Disorders
64 Gastrointestinal Disease
65 Hepatic and Hepatobiliary Disease
SECTION VIII: DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND INTERACTIONS
66 Drug Administration and Interactions
67 AIDS-Related Medications
Appendix A: HIV/AIDS-Related Internet Resources
Appendix B: Antiretroviral Adult Dosage Guidelines

Product Description

Book by Dolin MD Raphael Masur MD Henry Saag MD Michael S

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Churchill Livingstone
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0443065942
• ISBN 13: 9780443065941
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1024
• Redattore: Dolin Raphael, Masur Henry, Saag Michael S. M.D.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Barbara Criscuolo; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italia