HIV Flashcards
(13 cards)
HIV is predominant in
west africa
majority hiv caused by
hiv-1
sign and symptom of hiv
fever
fatigue
headache
myalgia
night sweat
high viral load
factor to consider in regimen selection for 1st line regimen
co-morbid and organ dysfunction
co-infection in particularly with hep B
impact of regimen eg- pill burden
baseline drug resistance testing whenever available
should not be initiated in patient with baseline hemoglobin <8 g/dL
zidovudine
preferred in patient with hepatitis B co infection
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF)
avoid in patients with severe psychiatric illness
efavirenz (EFV)
HIV drug resistance is the
ability of HIV to mutate and reproduce in the presence of antiretroviral drugs
risk factor for treatment failure
viral factor
drug related factor
patient factor
programme factors
goals and benefit of HAART
reduce hiv mortality and morbidity
improve quality of life
increase lifespan
restore and preserve immunologic function
target VL?
< 20 copies /ml
nevirapine adr …
hepatitis, hypersensitivity reaction, rash