The Medical Management of AIDS - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0721681026 ISBN 13: 9780721681023

Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co, 1999

Riassunto

The best-selling text on AIDS in the world has been completely revised and updated in this 6th Edition to reflect the most current information. This user-friendly book furnishes health care providers and clinicians with all the relevant information needed to effectively care for HIV-infected individuals. This edition includes important coverage of several new antiretroviral drugs and tests for quantitating viral load, which have the potential to significantly slow the progression of the HIV virus and prolong survival. Also delivers coverage of obstetrics, pediatric and adult patients, issues unique to women, alternative therapies, and the psychiatric manifestations of HIV.

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Contenuti

Section I: HIV: Transmission and Biology. Current Trends in the Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. Molecular Insights into HIV-1 Infection and Pathogenesis.
Section II: Treatment of HIV Infection. Quantitation Assays and Resistance Assays. Primary HIV Infection. Drug Interactions. Antiretroviral Therapy. Maximizing Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Regimens.
Section III: Management of Patients with HIV Infection and Its Complications. Initiating Routine Care. The Chest Film in AIDS. Oral Complications of HIV Infection. Ocular Complications of HIV Infection. Dermatologic Care of Patients with AIDS. Hepatobiliary Manifestations of AIDS. Management of Neurologic Complications of HIV-1 Infection and AIDS. Psychosocial Issues and Psychiatric Complications of HIV Disease. Hematologic Complications of HIV Infection. Cardiac Complications of HIV Infection. Endocrinologic Manifestations of HIV Infection. Renal Complications of HIV Infection.
Section IV: Specific Infections and Malignancies in HIV Disease. Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia. Other HIV-Related Pneumonias. Mycobacterium avium Complex and Other Bacterial Infections. Tuberculosis. Cryptococcus Infection. AIDS Associated Toxoplasmosis. Hepatitis C Infection. Bacillary Angiomatosis & Other Unusual Infections. Herpesvirus Infections. Syphilis. Malignancies.
Section V: Special Aspects of HIV and Population-Specific Management. Global Prevention of HIV Transmission. Occupational Risk and Prevention. Pediatric AIDS. Gender-Specific Issues in HIV Disease. Pregnant Women with HIV Infection. Injection Drug Users. Geriatric Patients. Alternative HIV Therapies.

Product Description

Book by Sande MD Merle A Volberding MD Paul A

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: W B Saunders Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0721681026
• ISBN 13: 9780721681023
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 636
• Redattore: Sande Merle A., Volberding Paul A.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Barbara Criscuolo; 0028 8184520; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; 20141; Italia