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HIV/AIDs
Meds & Treatment
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
06/12/2011

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Term
Classic Antiretrovirals
Definition
-Videx
-AZT
-Retrovir
Term
Classic Antiretrovirals: SE
Definition
-all the common SE with extreme intensity (N/V, HA, etc.)
Term
HAART or ART
Definition
-highly active antiretroviral therapy
-combination of drugs, 3 or more classics from at least 2 different classes
Term
Goals of HAART
Definition
-significant reduction of HIV RNA in the blood(ideally undetectable viral load)
-increase in T cells, typically rise by 50 after 1-2 months, should continue to rise by about 100 to 200 yearly
-improved well being, free from opportunitic infections
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