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Do Doctors Test For Hiv Before Surgery
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If I have cancer surgery will doctors test me for HIV?When you are diagnosed with cancer and have surgery do doc's test for HIV?...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
This is a good question. Obviously whether or not your doctor tests you depends on the doctor. When I see a patient with one of the cancers which can be related to HIV, such as lymphoma, Kaposi's, anal cancer, cervical cancer, or...
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hiv testing and surgeryIs it typical for doctors/hospitals to test for HIV before surgery, more specifically major surgery... Read more »hiv test before emergency surgeryDo hospitals/doctors do tests on patients for emergency surgery or any type of heart... Read more »
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Wisconsin Man Files Lawsuit Claiming Doctor Refused to Perform Surgery Because of His HIV-Positive StatusA 54-year-old man from Waupaca, Wis., on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that an orthopedist refused to perform a scheduled back surgery on him after learning he is HIV-positive, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports (Nunnally, Milwaukee... Read more »
Utah Man Sues Surgical Center, Two Doctors for Refusing Him Surgery Because He Was HIV-PositiveA Spanish Fork, Utah, man last month filed a civil rights lawsuit against HealthSouth Provo Surgical Center and two physicians, saying they refused him surgery for an ulcerated toe because he is HIV-positive, the Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News... Read more »
Colorado Lasik Vision Doctor Accused of Refusing to Perform Surgery on Two HIV-Positive PeopleThe Legal Center for People with Disabilities , a Colorado-based not-for-profit advocacy organization, has claimed that the Lasik Vision Institute and its Glendale, Colo.-based doctor Paul Cutarelli refused to perform eye surgery on two... Read more »
U.S. Health Officials Hold Meeting to Examine Methods to Boost HIV Testing; Experts Say Routine HIV Testing Worth High CostNearly 300 U.S. physicians, government health officials and HIV/AIDS advocates on Wednesday gathered in Washington, D.C., for a two-day meeting that focuses on new approaches to expanding HIV testing in the nation and its potential effect on the... Read more »
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HIV Testing and Surgery
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Was wondering if anyone out there knows whether it is standard hospital practice to test patients for HIV prior to major surgery. ThanxRead more » Can doctors take HIV tests? UK question
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
UK lad here that needs to have a HIV test done but the only problem being that my local GU clinic is only open on Tuesday afternoons between 12 and 4 and I cannot get down there due to my work. I was wondering if my local GP can do them and whether...
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reasons doctors test
Posted by chrisbadmushroom, 1 Reply
I was just wondering what some of the reasons doctors decide to test for hiv you know besides oral thrush like blood values (low or hight cbc hemoglobin, vitamin, testosterone deficiencies ) any input would be appreciated
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Xango and hiv testing
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
I was wondering if consuming Xango, the natural juice that has been said to have a lot of good stuff in it, can it affect the results when testing for hiv antibodies? The producers of Xango state that it boosts the immune system.. Anyone knows...
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