The Person with Hiv / Aids: Nursing Perspectives

Contents......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 10
List of Figures......Page 13
Contributors......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
1. The Etiology, Epidemiology, Transmission, and Natural History of HIV Infection and AIDS......Page 20
2. The Pathogenesis of HIV Infection......Page 94
3. Preventing HIV Infection......Page 116
4. Promoting Wellness in Persons with HIV Infection......Page 158
5. The Clinical Spectrum of HIV Infection and Its Treatment......Page 186
6. Symptom Management in HIV/AIDS......Page 290
7. The Medical Treatment of HIV Disease......Page 330
8. Principles of Infection Control......Page 370
9. Testing and Counseling......Page 388
10. Principles of HIV/AIDS Case Management......Page 406
11. HIV Infection in Women......Page 420
12. HIV Disease in Children......Page 448
13. Minorities Living with HIV Infection/AIDS: Stories and Practical Strategies......Page 530
14. Ethical and Legal Dimensions......Page 542
Appendix I: Considerations in Caring for Persons after Potential Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV When Data Are Inadequate......Page 570
Appendix II: Prophylaxis for First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents......Page 576
Appendix III: Prophylaxis for Recurrence of Opportunistic Disease (After Chemotherapy for Acute Disease) in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents......Page 582
Appendix IV: Advising Patients Concerning Prevention of Exposure to Opportunistic Pathogens......Page 586
Appendix V: Selected Sources of Information on the World Wide Web......Page 596
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