Living with HIV
Subtitle: a patient's guide
By: Mark Cichocki, RN
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781476664958
Subjects: Patients; Self-care, Health; AIDS (Disease); HIV-positive persons
Description: "This second edition builds on the success of the first edition by updating and adding information that will help the newly diagnosed adjust to their illness and the long-term survivor improve their life and supplement their foundation of HIV knowledge. New and useful topics have been added including the most complete medication information"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : why is this book needed?; title: The history of HIV and AIDS; title: HIV prevention and testing; title: HIV 101 : the basics; title: The test is positive? now what?; title: Your first visit to the doctor; title: Monitoring your health; title: Know your hiv medications; title: Opportunistic infections; title: Associated conditions; title: Treating the whole person; title: Substance use and abuse; title: Dental care; title: Exercise and nutrition; title: Living with HIV.