Global HIV/AIDS medicine
HIV/AIDS management poses many different challenges around the world, and the therapies available in the West are often not economically feasible in developing countries. This new book is the first to address the myriad of clinical difficulties faced by health practitioners worldwide in managing HIV...
| Other Authors: | Volberding, Paul,, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Saunders/Elsevier,
2008.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xx, 830 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Summary: |
HIV/AIDS management poses many different challenges around the world, and the therapies available in the West are often not economically feasible in developing countries. This new book is the first to address the myriad of clinical difficulties faced by health practitioners worldwide in managing HIV/AIDS. Edited by the same authorities responsible for the highly respected reference "The Medical Management of AIDS," with Associate Editors that include the President of the International AIDS Society and a preeminent opinion leader in the fight against AIDS in Africa, and authored by a "who's who" of current global experts on HIV and AIDS medicine, this visionary text presents all the practical, indispensable information that clinicians everywhere need to offer their patients the best possible care. Access reliable, up-to-the-minute guidance that addresses the realities of HIV/AIDS management in your geographical region, thanks to contributions from a global cast of renowned expert clinicians and researchers. Locate the clinically actionable information you need quickly with an organization that mirrors the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the different needs of Western vs. developing-world patients and clinicians. Diagnose AIDS manifestations confidently by comparing them to full-color clinical images. Review essential data quickly through numerous at-a-glance tables. |
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| Item Description: |
HIV/AIDS management poses many different challenges around the world, and the therapies available in the West are often not economically feasible in developing countries. This new book is the first to address the myriad of clinical difficulties faced by health practitioners worldwide in managing HIV/AIDS. Edited by the same authorities responsible for the highly respected reference "The Medical Management of AIDS," with Associate Editors that include the President of the International AIDS Society and a preeminent opinion leader in the fight against AIDS in Africa, and authored by a "who's who" of current global experts on HIV and AIDS medicine, this visionary text presents all the practical, indispensable information that clinicians everywhere need to offer their patients the best possible care. Access reliable, up-to-the-minute guidance that addresses the realities of HIV/AIDS management in your geographical region, thanks to contributions from a global cast of renowned expert clinicians and researchers. Locate the clinically actionable information you need quickly with an organization that mirrors the current state of the AIDS epidemic and the different needs of Western vs. developing-world patients and clinicians. Diagnose AIDS manifestations confidently by comparing them to full-color clinical images. Review essential data quickly through numerous at-a-glance tables. I. The Common Core of HIV Management -- A. World-Wide HIV Epidemiology -- B. The Virology of HIV Infection -- 1. Molecular insights into HIV Infection & Pathogenesis -- 2. Biology of ARV Targets & Mechanism of Action -- 3. Biology of ART Resistance, Repletive Capacity & Biological Fitness -- C. HIV & the Immune System: -- 1. Immuno-pathogenesis & CD4 Kinetics -- 2. Immune Response to HIV; CTLs & HIV -- 3. Consequences of Immune Recovery from ART -- D. Biology of HIV Transmission -- E. Vaccine Development -- II. The Treatment of HIV Infection -- A. Natural History of HIV Infection -- B. Laboratory Testing for HIV -- C. Goals of ART -- D. ART Drugs -- 1. Structure -- 2. Mechanism of action -- 3. Toxicity -- 4. Drug-drug interactions -- 5. Monitoring therapy -- III. Diseases of HIV Infection -- A.Organs Affected by HIV -- 1. Oral complications of HIV -- 2. Ocular complications of HIV -- 3. Dermatological complications of HIV -- 4. Gastrointestinal & hepatic manifestations of HIV -- 5. Neurological manifestations of HIV -- 6. Psychiatric manifestations of HIV -- 7. Hematological manifestations of HIV -- 8. Cardiovascular complications of HIV -- 9. Endocrine manifestations of HIV -- 10. Renal complications of HIV -- B. Specific Infections & Malignancies in HIV -- 1. Pneumocystis pneumonia -- 2. Other HIV-related pulmonary infections -- 3. Mycobacterium avium complex & other atypical mycobacterial infections -- 4. Tuberculosis in the HIV-infected patient -- 5. Cryptococcosis -- 6. Histoplasmosis & Blastomycosis -- 7. Coccidioidomycosis -- 8. Penicilliosis -- 9. Candida infections -- -- 10. Toxoplasmosis -- 11. Hepatitis B & C in HIV-infected patients -- 12. Bacillary angiomatosis and other unusual bacterial infections in HIV-infected patients -- 13. Herpes virus infections -- 14. Syphilis and other STDs in HIV-infected patients -- 15. Malignancies associated with HIV -- IV. HIV Care & Prevention in Resource Limited Settings -- A. Management of tuberculosis -- B. Malaria & HIV infection -- C. Etiology and management of diarrhea in HIV-infected patients -- D. Implication and management of malnutrition in HIV infection -- E. ARV treatment: Unique problems in resource limited settings; generics and laboratory monitoring -- F. Models for delivery of ART in Africa -- G. ARV treatment in Central & South America -- H. ART in Russia & Eastern Europe -- I. Prophylactic therapy for prevention of OI₂s -- J. Maternal to child transmission of HIV -- K. Management of HIV in children -- L. The unique problems of adolescence with HIV -- M. Prevention of HIV: problems unique to Africa -- N. Prevention of HIV infection in Southeast Asia; Condoms in Thailand -- O. Impact of HIV infection on economic development -- V. HIV Management & Prevention in Economically Developed Settings -- A. Managing HIV infection in intravenous drug users -- B. Pediatric AIDS -- C. AIDS in the elderly -- -- D. Special problems associated with women with HIV -- E. Guidelines for ART -- F. Guidelines for OI prevention & treatment -- G. Models for care of HIV-infected patients -- H.Community-based prevention programs -- I. Alternative therapies in HIV management. Includes bibliographical references and index. The global epidemiology of HIV/AIDS -- The origins and diversification of HIV -- Molecular biology of HIV: implications for new therapies -- The immune response to HIV -- Viral and host determinants of HIV-1 disease progression -- Acute HIV infection -- Biology of HIV-1 transmission -- The design of a global AIDS vaccine -- HIV prevention -- Laboratory testing for HIV infection -- Testing and counseling -- New HIV drug development -- Overview of antiretroviral therapy -- Development and transmission of HIV drug resistance -- Clinical implications of HIV fitness and virulence -- Pharmacology of antiretroviral drugs -- Complications resulting from antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection -- HIV immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome -- Adherence to HIV antiretrovial therapy in resource-limited settings -- Oral complications of HIV infection --Ocular manifestations -- Global HIV dermatology -- Gastrointestinal disorders in HIV -- Primary neurological manifestation of HIV/AIDS -- Psychiatric barriers and the international AIDS epidemic -- Cardiovascular complications of HIV infection -- Endocrine complications of HIV infection -- Renal complications of HIV infection -- Pneumocystis pneumonia -- Other HIV-related pneumonias -- HIV-associated tuberculosis -- Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex and other atypical mycobacterial infections -- Candida in HIV infection -- Cryptococcosis and other fungal infections (Histoplasmosis and Coccidioidomycosis) in HIV-infected patients -- Infection due to Penicillium marneffei -- AIDS-associated toxoplasmosis -- Hepatitis virus infections -- Bartonella infections in HIV-infected individuals -- Management of Herpesvirus infections (Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex virus, and Varicella-Zoster virus) -- HIV-associated neoplasia -- Managing HIV infection in children and adolescents. Special issues regarding women with HIV infection -- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 -- HIV disease among substance users: treatment issues -- Models of care: HIV care in the urban USA -- Antiretrovial therapy of drug-resistant HIV -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- The HIV-infected international traveler -- HIV transmission and its prevention in Africa -- HIV transmission and its prevention in Asia -- HIV transmission and its prevention in Eastern Europe -- Vaginal microbicides against HIV -- Implications and management of malnutrition -- Antiretroviral therapy in resource-poor settings: challenges, research priorities, oppportunities -- Antiretroviral treatment and follow-up of HIV-infected children in resource-limited settings -- Epidemiology, natural history and treatment of HIV-2 infections -- Affordable CD4 T-cell enumeration and HIV/AIDS viral load monitoring in resource-poor settings -- Essential medicines for HIV/AIDS -- Pharmacoeceonomics of HIV/AIDS treatment -- Logistics and models of implementing HAART in resource-constrained settings -- Universal access to antiretroviral therapy: the Brazilian experience -- Surveillance of antiretroviral drug resistance in resource-poor settings -- Post-exposure prevention -- Selected NGOs active in HIV and web links -- Etiology and management of diarrhea in HIV-infected patients and impact on antiretroviral therapy -- Malaria and HIV infection -- The role of unsterile injections in the HIV pandemic -- The economic impact of HIV/AIDS in developing countries: systematic under-estimation -- The long wave of HIV/AIDS: a special case of pathogen-host-environment interactions -- The growing problem of AIDS orphans -- International funding mechanisms for AIDS care and prevention. Elsevier ScienceDirect All Books. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xx, 830 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781416028826 141602882X |