Edited by:

Srdjan S.nedelejkovic

Date of publication:

2002

Published by:

Butterworth-Heinemann

ARC Catalog Number:

Description:

This comprehensive reference offers you guide to carrying for HIV/AIDS patients from the perspective of pain management and anesthesia-related issues. Unique, its interdisciplinary approach provides you with insights in to the medical management of HIV/AIDS, behavioral treatments, alternative medicine, procedures and injections, anesthetic and surgical considerations, social medicine aspects, rehabilitation, and infectious disease issues. Included are chapters that review the public health aspects of HIV within the operating room environment, recommendations on managing ambulatory and hospitalized surgical patients with HIV/AIDS, special concerns in regard to the suppressed immune system, and up-to-date description of possible pharmacologic interactions between anti-HIV drugs and anesthetics/analgesic

Divide in to four parts, the first part presents an overview of the etiology, epidemiology, immunophatogenesis, and clinical manifestation of HIV. Part II outlines the impact of pain in HIV infection. Part III reviews the anesthetic and perioperative considerations for HIV/AIDS patients. The final integrates pain and its treatment in to overall quality-of –life management for the HIV-infected population.
• The most comprehensive reference book on the pain management of HIV/AIDS patients.
• Gain valuable clinical advice from leading expert contributors
• Fills the current information gap on anesthetic considerations and pain implication of HIV/AIDS
You can trust Pain Management, Anesthesia, and HIV/AIDS for the most comprehensive clinical guide on patient management and procedures in this rapidly growing area of study