100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS

by Gallant, Joel E., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780763750428
• ISBN10: 0763750425
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-24
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

Empower Yourself! 100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS provides answers to the most common questions asked by patients with HIV and AIDS, their partners, and their family members. Written by an internationally recognized HIV expert from Johns Hopkins University with commentary by two HIV-positive patients, this is an invaluable resource for people with HIV infection, or for those who care about them. It also includes useful information on prevention and testing for HIV-negative readers. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Joel Gallant, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Associate Director, AIDS Service, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Now That You Know	p. 1
Provide information for people who've just been diagnosed with HIV infection
The Basics	p. 11
Tell you what you need to know about HIV, your immune system, and the disease in order to understand your condition, your health care provider, your treatment options, and how to live with HIV infection
Diagnosis of HIV Infection	p. 23
Are written for people who haven't been diagnosed
Medical Care	p. 29
Provide information on finding and paying for medical care
Getting Started	p. 37
Discuss the laboratory tests and vaccinations you need
Starting Treatment	p. 45
Discuss things you need to know before starting treatment
Staying on Therapy	p. 61
Discuss issues important to people who are on therapy
Side Effects and Toxicity	p. 71
Discuss side effects and toxicities of antiretroviral drugs
Opportunistic Infections and Other Complications	p. 87
Provide information on the complications of HIV infection
Symptoms	p. 103
Discuss common symptoms caused by HIV and its treatment and how to deal with them
Women's Issues, Pregnancy, and Children	p. 117
Discuss HIV infection in women and children and HIV treatment in pregnant women
Coinfection	p. 127
Discuss other infections that often accompany HIV infection
Mental Health and Substance Abuse	p. 133
Discuss depression, substance abuse, and other mental health problems
Relationships, Sexuality, and Prevention	p. 139
Discuss relationships, safer sex, and sexually transmitted diseases
Living with HIV Infection	p. 147
Discuss important lifestyle considerations for HIV-positive people
Questions For Those Who Still Have Questions	p. 159
Discuss some of the controversial questions that still come up with respect to HIV infection
Additional Resources	p. 165
Glossary	p. 169
Index	p. 197
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