Living with HIV: A Patient's Guide - Softcover

Mark Cichocki RN

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786439211 ISBN 13: 9780786439218

Publisher: McFarland, 2009

Synopsis

This helpful guide offers a wealth of information for individuals who have been diagnosed with HIV and for people caring for HIV positive friends and loved ones. It covers the entire HIV lifespan, from prevention to diagnosis and beyond. Valuable tips help the reader make the best decision when choosing a doctor, finding and adhering to the right medication regimen, and, if necessary, making end-of-life plans. All aspects of HIV/AIDS are discussed, including opportunistic and associated infections, dental care, exercise and nutrition, substance use and abuse, and emotional treatment.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Cichocki, RN, is an HIV/AIDS registered nurse and educator at the University of Michigan.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 9 Up—This handbook is intended as a guide for patients who have been recently diagnosed with HIV. It opens with an introduction and a brief history of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and continues with chapters on prevention and testing, choosing a healthcare provider, medications, opportunistic infections, dental care, general wellness, and more. By far the most useful chapters are the ones dealing with medications and opportunistic infections. Though clearly written, the book suffers from repetition in several places of almost verbatim text, as well as an overly political view of the subject matter, as when Cichocki attacks certain political figures for their lack of action at a time when few yet understood the scope of the disease. Also, although the introduction states that the title's intended audience is HIV-positive patients, there are many occasions when it digresses into general information that is available elsewhere.—Robin Henry, Wakeland High School, Frisco, TX END

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0786439211
• ISBN 13: 9780786439218
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 257