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Sande, Merle A.; Volberding, Paul

 
9780721647623: The Medical Management of AIDS

Sinopsis

This work on the medical management of AIDS has been revised and expanded to include the latest developments and care guidelines for HIV-infected patients. It focuses on clinical issues and includes updates on the biology and epidemiology of HIV. In addition, it outlines the initial diagnostic evaluation of AIDS patients and reviews multi-disciplinary treatment approaches. The book also presents expanded coverage of antiretrovial chemotherapy that includes both new drugs and combination chemotherapy, and has a new chapter on alternative therapies. It reviews infectious complications of HIV infections from a clinical perspective, including the diagnosis and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and other protozoal, mycobacterial, fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Finally, it reviews the hematologic, endocrine, renal and cardiac complications of AIDS.

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Reseña del editor

This concise and readable text focuses on clinical issues and includes the biology and epidemiology of HIV. The 4th edition is expanded to contain coverage of antiretroviral chemotherapy, chapters on alternative therapies and the various available tests, coverage of the psychological manifestations of HIV infection, special problems faced by HIV-infected women and children, and more.

Reseña del editor

This work on the medical management of AIDS has been revised and expanded to include the latest developments and care guidelines for HIV-infected patients. It focuses on clinical issues and includes updates on the biology and epidemiology of HIV. In addition, it outlines the initial diagnostic evaluation of AIDS patients and reviews multi-disciplinary treatment approaches. The book also presents expanded coverage of antiretrovial chemotherapy that includes both new drugs and combination chemotherapy, and has a new chapter on alternative therapies. It reviews infectious complications of HIV infections from a clinical perspective, including the diagnosis and treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and other protozoal, mycobacterial, fungal, bacterial and viral infections. Finally, it reviews the hematologic, endocrine, renal and cardiac complications of AIDS.

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9780721635057: The Medical Management of AIDS

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ISBN 10:  0721635059 ISBN 13:  9780721635057
Editorial: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 1990
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