The Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS

A Clinical Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS • Topic IndexEdmonton Symptom Assessment Scale(ESAS), 77–79medical history, 48–54Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale(MSAS), 66–67, 80methodology and instruments, 61–65physical examination, 54–55treatment plan, 55symptom managementadvanced AIDS patients, 486–487assessment principles, 39–45in children, 272–273end of life, 499, 500monitoring, 56precepts, 13–17prioritizing, 55subjective assessment, 43–44treatment goals, 37symptomsvs. bereavement, 334cause, 272children, assessment in, 274–276, 275discussion about, 455etiology assessment, 55independence of signs, 41referral to provider, 467vs. signs, 39vocabulary choices, 42–43systems review, 51Ttaste, 169, 170Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF),368–369tenancy by the entirety, 380terminal illnessinsurance definition, 370Medicare hospice benefits, 371spiritual care, 290–291spiritual needs, 289thoracentesis, 148thrombocytopenia, 106thrush, 193, 194tinea corporis, 184, 205tinea infectionsin bed-ridden patients, 199–200diagnosis, 193–194presentation, 193treatment, 194tolerance, 259, 261torsades des pointes. see QTC prolongationtoxic epidermal necrolysis, 198toxic neuropathies, 93traditional healers, 396transformation, 344–345trust, 256, 308–309trusts, 381tuberculosisdyspnea cause, 146presenting symptoms, 135risks of, 475UUganda, 401, 402ulcers (aphthous), 170ulcers (decubitus)described, 201images, 513–514stages, 507, 507United Kingdom, 403United States, 403Vvaricella zoster virusdescribed, 190treatment options, 192vasculitis, 199ventilationdiscontinuation in terminal patients, 140–141at end of life, 486, 500–501, 501use in terminal patients, 138viatication, 370viral infectionscentral nervous system function, 208of skin, classified, 189–191of skin, treatment options, 191–192volunteers, 396vomiting, 160–162, 277Wwaiting periods, 367, 373warts, 191, 192websitesalphabetic list, 535–547caregiver information resources, 424–426WHO analgesic ladder, 95, 96, 261wills. see also advance directivesdescribed, 381estate planning, 378–382guardians for children, 385womenandrogen administration, 127emotional needs, 471–472pain, 88Xxerosis, 183Zzoster ophthalmicus, 190, 192U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • Health Resources and Services Administration • HIV/AIDS Bureau 595INDEX