Chapter 31 Therapeutic Vaccines Anna R. Thorner, MD, Dan H. Barouch, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proven remarkably effective at reducing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related morbidity and mortality….
Chapter 32 Complementary and Alternative Therapies Jason Tokumoto, MD, Donald I. Abrams, MD BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can be defined as “those healthcare and medical practices that are…
Chapter 5 Zidovudine Jeffrey L. Lennox, MD, Margaret A. Fischl, MD Zidovudine (39-azido-39-deoxythymidine, AZT) (ZDV) is a pyrimidine nucleoside analog of thymidine (Fig. 5-1). ZDV differs from thymidine in that…
Chapter 12 Delavirdine Lisa M. Demeter, MD, Richard C. Reichman, MD STRUCTURE Delavirdine (Rescriptor, previously U-90152) (Fig. 12-1) belongs to the bisheteroarylpiperazine (BHAP) class of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs).1–3…
Chapter 3 Antiretroviral Therapy and Comprehensive HIV Care in Resource-Limited Settings Moses R. Kamya, MD, MPH, Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, Jonathan E. Kaplan, MD INTRODUCTION In 2006, 39.5 million people…
6 Administration Setting Up a Lymphedema Clinic Suggested Materials to Start Up a Lymphedema Program Reimbursements and Billing Sample Forms and Templates Health care professionals working in the field of…
2 Structure and Function of the Nervous System N. E. Cameron and C. J. Mathias The Somatic Nervous System N. E. Cameron Overview The somatic nervous system is subdivided into motor…
