Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 36,30 MB
Release : 1994-07-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780788110887
Book Description
A manual of selected protocols for the evaluation and management of the initial stage of infection caused by HIV. Consists of the recommendations of a national panel of physicians, dentists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, and medical consumers. Includes: antiretroviral therapy and disclosure of HIV status; monitoring of CD 4 cell counts and initiation of PCP prophylaxis; testing and preventive therapy for TB and syphilis; conduct and timing of oral exam., eye exam., and pap smear assessment; pregnancy counseling, and much more. Illustrated.