Hiv And High Temperature

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Hyperlipidemia and HIV/AIDS: High Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Table of Contents Introduction Hyperlipidemia and HIV How to Know if you Have Hyperlipidemia Foods That Affect Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Exercise and Hyperlipidemia Drugs for Hyperlipidemia HIV Drugs and Hyperlipidemia Other Risks for Heart Disease Taking Care of Yourself Introduction Lipids are fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol andtriglycerides are lipids. Your body uses cholesterol...

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Problems with high air temperature

Hi There!,I am having extreme problems with high air temperatures. It makes me very dizzy, my vision grays-out, I get sick to my stomach, have diarrhea, and zero energy. It feels alot like I'm about to have another 'grand-mal' seizure...

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D.

University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine

In general, high temperatures make most people feel listless and dragged out, but I don't know why you feel like this is going to lead to a seizure. It's possible the diarrhea is the real cause of the zero energy, especially since with... Read more »

Temperature and HIV Test(Never asked before)

Dear Dr. Bob,First of all, thanks for the invaluable service and support you have provided for all of us. Here are two questions which were never asked before. I think the answers to them will benefit many other readers.1) Will the result of HOME...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,1. I am not aware there are any temperature restrictions on the Home Access test kit. You should check the package insert that came with your kit to be sure, but I strongly doubt leaving the kit in the trunk of a car on a hot day would affect... Read more »

thyroid/low basal temperature

Which in usually more prevelent in hiv positive people hyper or hypo thyroid? I know fevers are very common, but how dangerous is it to actually have a lower than normal body temperature all the time? I've been screened a few times for thyroid...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

In my experience hypothyroidism is the more common but I have seen both. Many persons (with or without HIV) seem to run body temperatures 1-2 degrees lower than the so-called average. I have never noted a problem among my HIV+ patients who run... Read more »

Fevers without temperatures

Dr. Young, Among the many symptoms I experience these days, I often feel very hot and feverish, but usually - when this happens - have no elevated temperature. Also, the lymph nodes in my neck and groin are very tender most of the time, but...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Persistently swollen glands (lymph nodes) are common among persons with HIV infection. The fact, however, that you have other symptoms raises the possibility that something else might be going on-- perhaps your viral load is now increasing, perhaps... Read more »

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