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7–8 | <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>-<strong>Infected</strong> Adult/2006<br />

Table 1. Common Symptoms in Patients with AIDS and Possible Disease-Specific and Palliative Interventions<br />

Symptom Possible Causes Disease-Specific<br />

or Curative<br />

Treatment<br />

CONSTITUTIONAL<br />

Fatigue, weakness • AIDS<br />

• Opportunistic<br />

infections (OIs)<br />

• Anemia<br />

Weight loss/<br />

anorexia<br />

• <strong>HIV</strong><br />

• Malignancy<br />

Fevers, sweats • Disseminated MAC<br />

and o<strong>the</strong>r infections<br />

• <strong>HIV</strong> lymphoma, and<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r malignancies<br />

PAIN<br />

Nociceptive,<br />

somatic, visceral<br />

• Opportunistic<br />

infections<br />

• <strong>HIV</strong>-related<br />

malignancies,<br />

nonspecific<br />

Neuropathic • <strong>HIV</strong>-related<br />

peripheral<br />

neuropathy<br />

• Cytomegalovirus<br />

(CMV)<br />

• Varicella zoster virus<br />

(VZV)<br />

• Medications (eg,<br />

dideoxynucleosides:<br />

didanosine,<br />

zalcitabine,<br />

stavudine), isoniazid,<br />

vincristine<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

ART<br />

Treat specific<br />

infections<br />

Erythropoietin,<br />

transfusion<br />

ART<br />

Chemo<strong>the</strong>rapy<br />

Nutritional<br />

support/enteral<br />

feedings<br />

• Specific treatment<br />

<strong>of</strong> OIs or<br />

malignancy<br />

• ART<br />

Specific treatment<br />

<strong>of</strong> disease entities<br />

Palliative Treatment*<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

• • NSAIDS<br />

•<br />

•<br />

•<br />

ART<br />

Discontinue<br />

<strong>of</strong>fending<br />

medication;<br />

Change<br />

antiretroviral or<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r regimen<br />

•<br />

•<br />

Psychostimulants (methylphenidate, pemoline, dextroamphetamine,<br />

modafinil)<br />

Testosterone/androgens<br />

Corticosteroids (prednisone, dexamethasone)<br />

Testosterone/androgens<br />

Oxandrolone<br />

Megestrol acetate<br />

Dronabinol<br />

Re<strong>com</strong>binant growth hormone<br />

Corticosteroids<br />

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs<br />

(NSAIDs, ibupr<strong>of</strong>en, naproxen, indomethacin)<br />

Anticholinergics (hyoscine, thioridazine)<br />

H2-antagonists (cimetidine)<br />

Opioids<br />

Corticosteroids<br />

• NSAIDS<br />

• Neuropathic pain medications:<br />

• tricyclics (amitriptyline, imipramine)<br />

• benzodiazepines (clonazepam)<br />

• anticonvulsants (gabapentin, lamotrigine)<br />

• Opioids (eg, methadone) and adjuvants<br />

• Corticosteroids<br />

•<br />

Acupuncture

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