Download or read book HIV Essentials written by Paul E Sax and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's leading experts provide all the 'essentials' needed to manage HIV patients in the office, on the ward, and in the ICU. HIV Essentials incorporates the latest clinical guidelines into a step-by-step guide to the diagnosis, evaluation, management, and prevention of HIV infection and its complications. Topics include opportunistic infections and other HIV complications, treatment of HIV and pregnancy, antiretroviral drug summaries, post-exposure and pre-exposure prophylaxis, as well as commercially available dosage forms for all ARVs. The Tenth Edition was revised and updated to focus on treatment and prevention and has removed HCV content.