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San Francisco General Hospital
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April 1997 PROTOCOL WATCH
ACTG 268: Gradual vs. Routine Initiation of ProphylaxisRamped dosing for TMP-SMX seems to reduce the likelihood of adverse reactionsPAUL A. VOLBERDING, M.D., EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
CASE MANAGEMENT Peter S., an Extensively Treated Patient With a Rising Viral LoadWhat should you do when triple-drug therapy begins to fail?HARVEY J. MAKADON, M.D.
NEWSLINE Newsline...Newsline...Newsline....Oxandrolone for wasting syndrome: An oral anabolic steroid increases body weight and cell mass in patients with AIDS cachexia... Update: Paromomycin ineffective against cryptosporidiosis: ACTG 192 finds commonly prescribed drug no more effective than placebo... Regression of PML in an aggressively treated patient: Splenectomy and triple-drug therapy induce remission... C.D.C. reports substantial drop in AIDS deaths: First decline in annual mortality rate since 1981... Study finds treatment of pain inadequate in AIDS patients: Neuropathies particularly undertreated... Smoking increases risk of cryptococcosis: Fivefold increase in incidence seen in AIDS patients who smoke... Cidofovir for CMV retinitis: Therapeutic alternative for patients who develop resistance to ganciclovir...
OPTIMAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT Management of Pain in End-Stage HIV DiseaseAn underdiagnosed and undertreated aspect of advanced infectionHOWARD L. ROSNER, M.D.
PULL OUT AND SAVE A Guide To Pain Management in HIV-Infected PatientsMaking the assessment and assigning the analgesicThis article was provided by San Francisco General Hospital. It is a part of the publication HIV Newsline. |
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