U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

The CARE Act gives States the authority to determine financial and medical eligibility criteria for participation in ADAPs. Individuals with HIV disease who do not have another source of payment must demonstrate financial need, which States typically...

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Table of Contents

Dedication Contributing Authors

Part I. Introduction

Chapter 1. HIV and Palliative Care By Joseph F. O'Neill and Magda Barini-García Chapter 2. Overview of Clinical Issues By Peter A. Selwyn and Mimi Rivard

Part II. ...

Introduction

It is axiomatic in palliative care that suffering occurs in physical, emotional, practical, and spiritual domains and that each of these domains has an impact on any given symptom.1 Although in many ways these domains are more complicat...

"Can it be in a world so full and busy that the loss of one creature makes a void in any heart so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of vast eternity can fill it up?"

-- Charles Dickens

Most of us answer "yes" to Dickens' questi...

Introduction

The focus of this chapter is planning for and facilitating the transition from curative to palliative care, with emphasis on the initiation of either home-based support services or institutional care. The interdisciplinary team approach...

Introduction

Well-informed patients can optimize their quality of life through partnership with their physician in clinical decisionmaking. This collaborative process is particularly important for patients with advanced AIDS and their families. This...

Introduction

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 50...

Introduction

This chapter will focus on basic methods of treating the suffering and distress caused by common pulmonary symptoms in AIDS patients. The approaches offered below are useful in relieving discomfort, even when the underlying disease is n...

Introduction

People who are HIV positive face many challenges, including oral health problems. While most oral health problems are no different from the problems faced by people who are HIV-negative, there are some distinct differences. Further, whi...