Management of HIV-associated diarrhea and wasting.
Diarrhea, and associated weight loss, is a leading cause of morbidity in persons with HIV, occurring in 80% of those with HIV. Diarrhea and weight loss adversely affect immune function by increasing vulnerability to opportunistic infections. Clearly, both of these conditions have a disastrous effect on an individual's quality of life. Thus, treatment of these conditions should have a cause-centered focus and must be individualized.
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Research Nurse G. I. Immunology, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, USA.
D000930:Antidiarrheals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D019247:HIV Wasting Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment
D000930:Antidiarrheals