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Dysphagia In Hiv
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Dysphagia in relation to HIVI was diagnosed with HIV 7 months ago and at that time my CD4=68 and VL=129K. I started ARV immediately and my current CD4=164 and VL=undetectable. About 6 months before Dx, I was showing signs of thrombocytopenia, so my hematologist put me on...
Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Sounds like you have the right specialists addressing this problem. Usually there is an obvious cause for this kind of problem. I assume you have also had a CT scan or some other kind of imaging study of the neck and chest to rule out extrinsic...
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DYSPHAGIA and CreatineDr. Bob,This is a short question, maybe it will get answered. I know i've written many times... Read more »What HIV meds can be crushed?If you are unable to swallow whole pills which HIV meds can be crushed and taken in powder form?... Read more »
Articles
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSIntroduction Gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatobiliary symptoms are ubiquitous in HIV disease. It is estimated that up to 93% of patients will have significant GI symptoms at some point during the course of their HIV illness. 1 Further, as HIV... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSOverview The advent of highly active antiretroviral treatment has not diminished the need for palliative care for people living with HIV/AIDS. In fact, because of new treatments, fewer patients are dying from HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and the total... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSIntroduction Constitutional symptoms, reported by more than 50% of people with advanced HIV disease, often significantly compromise both physical functioning and quality of life. 1-3 The most common constitutional symptoms include weight loss,... Read more »
A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDSIntroduction Patients receiving palliative care for HIV disease have the potential for numerous drug interactions, given the complex drug regimens used to treat both early as well as advancing HIV disease. It is estimated that at any point, up to... Read more »
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