       Document 0485
 DOCN  M9630485
 TI    Palliative care for patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
 DT    9603
 AU    Kemp C; Stepp L
 SO    Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 1995 Nov-Dec;12(6):14, 17-27. Unique Identifier
       : AIDSLINE MED/96099143
 AB    This article provides a clinically-oriented overview of palliative care
       for patients with AIDS. Indicators of decreased survival time are
       divided into categories of infections/illnesses, clinical signs and
       symptoms, immunological and serological markers, and psychosocial
       factors. Primary symptoms in AIDS are discussed according to etiology
       and treatment. However, treatments of opportunistic infections per se
       are not directly addressed in this article. Problems discussed include
       pain, confusion, depression and anxiety, fatigue, fever, dyspnea, nausea
       and vomiting, diarrhea, wasting, and dehydration. The article also
       briefly addresses clinical and ethical questions and challenges
       presented by AIDS to hospice or palliative care providers, and the
       various stages of HIV infection.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/*NURSING/
       PHYSIOPATHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  Hospice Care/*METHODS  Human  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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