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Home care guide for HIV and AIDS : for family and friends giving care at home / editor, Peter S. Houts ; associate editors, Julia A. Boucher ... [et al.] ; contributors, Carole Bean ... [et al.] ; HIV and AIDS project coordinator, Marion M. Markowicz.

Title
Home care guide for HIV and AIDS : for family and friends giving care at home / editor, Peter S. Houts ; associate editors, Julia A. Boucher ... [et al.] ; contributors, Carole Bean ... [et al.] ; HIV and AIDS project coordinator, Marion M. Markowicz.
Publication
Philadelphia : American College of Physicians, c1998.

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Additional Authors
  • American College of Physicians.
  • Houts, Peter S.
Description
vii, 325 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
Created by doctors, nurses, social workers, and psychologists who care for people with HIV and AIDS and their families, this book tells how to manage the most common problems encountered at home. Written in straightforward, easy-to-read, everyday language, the Home Care Guide is a roadmap for navigating the physical and emotional minefield of caring for someone with HIV or AIDS. We'll show you what to do and how to do it.
Alternative Title
America College of Physician Home care guide for HIV and AIDS
Subject
  • AIDS (Disease) > Home care > Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • HIV Infections > nursing
  • HIV Infections > psychology
  • Home Nursing > methods
Genre/Form
Handbook.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
  • 1. Solving Problems Using the Home Care Guide for HIV and AIDS -- 2. Caregiving -- 3. Preventing the Spread of HIV and Other Infections -- 4. Opportunistic Infections -- 5. Fever and Infections -- 6. Problems with Appetite -- 7. Problems with the Mouth -- 8. Nausea and Vomiting -- 9. Diarrhea -- 10. HIV Wasting Syndrome -- 11. Skin Problems -- 12. Fatigue -- 13. Problems with Veins and IVs -- 14. Pain -- 15. AIDS Dementia Complex -- 16. Emotional and Social Stress Related to HIV/AIDS -- 17. Coping with Depression -- 18. Coping with Anxiety -- 19. Creating and Maintaining Positive Experiences -- 20. Getting Companionship and Support -- 21. Getting Help from Community Agencies and Volunteer Groups -- 22. Getting Treatment Information (Including Alternative Treatments) -- 23. Substance Abuse -- 24. The Last Weeks of Life -- App. A. Helpful Resources and Phone Numbers -- App. B. Helpful Resources and Phone Numbers in Canada --
  • App. C. Medicines Used in the Treatment of HIV Infection -- App. D. Opportunistic Infections Complicating Late-Stage HIV Infection.
ISBN
0943126541 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96037121
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries