The Medical Management of Aids

Sande, Merle A. and Paul A. Volberding

ISBN 10: 072166752X / ISBN 13: 9780721667522

Verlag: W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1992

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Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 285618

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Medical Management of Aids
• Verlag: W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 072166752X
• ISBN-13: 9780721667522
• Einband: Hardback
• Auflage: Third Edition.
• Zustand: Good+
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

With its rapid publication turnaround, this book aims to provide the most up-to-date information on the medical management of AIDS. From many authorities on the subject, this volume is revised and expanded to incorporate the newest developments and the latest care guidelines for HIV-infected patients. The book 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 multidisciplinary treatment approaches. Features of this new edition include: a new chapter describing the various tests available; expanded coverage of antiretroviral chemotherapy that includes both new drugs and combination chemotherapy; a new chapter on alternative therapies - drugs available through "buyers' clubs" patronized by many HIV-infected patients and discussion of the side effects of these compounds that sometimes confuse the therapy administered by the physician; reviews of 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; reviews of the haematologic, endocrine, renal and cardiac complications of AIDS; details of the special problems faced by HIV-infected children and women; new coverage of the psychological manifestations of HIV infections and their management; and essays addressing the controversies of HIV testing and legal ramifications for physicians caring for this patient population.

Reseña del editor

An important contribution to medical literature, this up-to-date text addresses the clinical issues commonly encountered by practitioners who accept the challenges that the AIDS virus provides. In this 3rd Edition, contributions from many of the world's leading authorities on AIDS have been compiled. The biology and epidemology of HIV infection and approaches to reduce sexual and nosocomial transmission of the virus are reviewed. New chapters describing alternative therapies available through various buyers' clubs and diversified tests are included, as well as an expansion of the antiretroviral chemotherapy chapter to include discussion of both the new drugs and combination chemotherapy. Such topics as controversies surrounding HIV testing, legal ramifications that the physician must face, and the psychological manifestations of HIV infection have been added. A must for physicians in this day and age.