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- Introduction to HIV and AIDS
- The immune system and HIV
- Monitoring the immune system
- Genetics and HIV treatment
- Preventing HIV infection
- Ways of attacking HIV
- Starting HIV treatment
- Changing HIV treatment
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Drug resistance
- Resistance testing
- Resistance profiles by drug class and drug
- Limiting the chance of resistance
- Transmission of resistant HIV
- Resistance in non-B HIV subtypes
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Guiding treatment with resistance testing
- Genotype vs phenotype vs treatment history
- Genotype vs treatment history
- Phenotype vs treatment history
- The need for expert interpretation
- Comparing interpretation systems
- Virtual phenotype vs phenotype
- Virtual phenotype vs genotype
- The need for more sophisticated analyses
- Phenotypic or genotypic susceptibility score
- Therapeutic drug monitoring with resistance testing
- Identifying resistance to a single drug
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Side-effects
- Types of side-effects
- Dealing with side-effects
- Liver toxicity
- Kidney toxicity
- Mitochondrial toxicity
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Hypersensitivity reactions
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Lipodystrophy
- Overview of metabolic and body-fat changes
- Defining lipodystrophy
- The role of ARVs in lipodystrophy
- Metabolic changes while on ART
- Other possible causes of lipodystrophy
- Heart disease and antiretroviral therapy
- Treating body fat changes
- Treating metabolic changes
- Treating body fat and metabolic changes - switching drugs
- Other side-effects
- Adherence
- Drug interactions and pharmacokinetics
- HIV treatment during pregnancy
- HIV treatment in children
- Treatment guidelines
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A to Z of antiretroviral drugs
- 3TC (lamivudine, Epivir)
- Abacavir (Ziagen)
- Atazanavir (Reyataz)
- Atripla
- AZT (zidovudine, Retrovir)
- Combivir (AZT/3TC)
- d4T (stavudine, Zerit)
- Darunavir (Prezista)
- ddI (didanosine, Videx/VidexEC)
- Delavirdine (Rescriptor)
- Efavirenz (Sustiva)
- Enfuvirtide (T-20, Fuzeon)
- Etravirine (TMC-125, Intelence)
- Fosamprenavir (Telzir, Lexiva)
- FTC (emtricitabine, Emtriva)
- Indinavir (Crixivan)
- Kivexa (abacavir/3TC)
- Lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra)
- Maraviroc (Celsentri)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept)
- Nevirapine (Viramune)
- Raltegravir (Isentress)
- Ritonavir (Norvir)
- Saquinavir (Invirase)
- Tenofovir (Viread)
- Tipranavir (Aptivus)
- Triomune
- Trizivir (AZT/3TC/abacavir)
- Truvada (tenofovir/FTC)
- Investigational anti-HIV drugs and treatments
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Other drugs
- Aciclovir (Zovirax)
- Adefovir dipivoxil (Hepsera)
- Albendazole (Zentel)
- Alcohol
- Alefacept
- Amikacin (Amikin)
- Amitriptyline hydrochloride
- Amphotericin
- Ampicillin (Penbritin)
- Anabolic steroids
- Aspirin
- Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
- Atovaquone (Wellvone)
- Azithromycin (Zithromax)
- Bleomycin
- Buprenorphine (BuTrans/Temgesic/Transtec)
- Bupropion (Zyban)
- Cannabis
- Capreomycin (Capastat)
- Capsaicin (Axsain / Zacin)
- Carbamazepine
- Carnitine (Carnitor)
- Caspofungin (Cancidas)
- Chloroquine (Avloclor / Malarivon / Nivaquine)
- CHOP
- Ciclosporin (Neoral / Sandimmun)
- Cidofovir (Vistide)
- Ciprofloxacin (Ciproxin / Ciloxan)
- Clarithromycin (Clarosip / Klaricid / Klaricid XL)
- Clindamycin (Dalacin C)
- Clofazimine
- Clotrimazole (Canesten)
- Cocaine
- Codeine phosphate
- COMP
- Corticosteroids
- Cotrimoxazole (Septrin)
- Cyclophosphamide (Endoxana)
- Cycloserine
- Cytarabine
- Dacarbazine (DTIC-Dome)
- Dapsone
- Daunorubicin
- Diamorphine hydrochloride (heroin)
- Diclofenac (Voltarol/Diclomax/Motifene)
- Dihydrocodeine tartrate
- Doxorubicin hydrochloride (Caelyx)
- Ecstasy
- Entecavir (Baraclude)
- Epoetin alfa and beta
- Erythromycin (Erymax / Erythrocin / Erythroped / Erythroped A)
- Ethambutol hydrochloride
- Etoposide (Etopophos / Vepesid)
- Ezetimibe (Ezetrol)
- Famciclovir (Famvir)
- Fenofibrate (Lipantil / Supralip 160)
- Fluconazole (Diflucan)
- Flucytosine (Ancotil)
- Fluorouracil
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Folate
- Folinic acid
- Fomivirsen
- Foscarnet sodium (Foscavir)
- Gabapentin (Neurontin)
- Gamma-hydroxybutyrate
- Ganciclovir (Cymevene)
- Garlic
- Gentamicin (Cidomycin / Genticin)
- Glutamine
- Hormonal contraceptives
- Human growth hormone
- Hypericin (St Johns wort)
- Ibuprofen
- Imatinib (Glivec)
- Imiquimod (Aldara)
- Interferon alfa
- Interleukin-2 (Proleukin)
- Irinotecan hydrochloride (Campto)
- Iron
- Isoniazid
- Itraconazole (Sporanox)
- Ketamine (Ketalar)
- Ketoconazole (Nizoral)
- Lomustine
- Loperamide hydrochloride (Imodium)
- mBACOD
- Megestrol acetate (Megace)
- Metformin hydrochoride (Glucophage / Glucophage SR)
- Methadone hydrochloride (Methadose)
- Methamphetamine
- Methotrexate
- Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin / Concerta XL / Equasym XL)
- Metronidazole (Flagyl / Flagyl S / Metrolyl)
- Mitozantrone (Novantrone / Onkotrone)
- MOPP
- Morphine (Oramorph / Sevredol / Morcap SR / Morphegesic SR / MST Continus / MXL / Zomorph)
- N-acetyl cysteine (NAC)
- Naltrexone hydrochloride (Nalorex)
- Nimodipine (Nimotop)
- Nystatin (Nystan / Nystaform / Tinaderm-M)
- Octreotide (Sandostatin)
- Ofloxacin (Tarivid)
- Omeprazole (Losec)
- Paclitaxel (Taxol)
- Paracetamol
- Paromomycin
- Pentamidine isetionate (Pentacarinat)
- Pioglitazone (Actos)
- Phenytoin (Epanutin)
- Posaconazole
- Pravastatin sodium (Lipostat)
- Pregabalin (Lyrica)
- Primaquine
- Procaine hydrochloride
- Procarbazine
- PRO-MACE / MOPP
- Pyrazinamide
- Pyrimethamine (Daraprim)
- Ranitidine (Zantac)
- Retinoic acid
- Ribavirin (Copegus / Rebetol / Virazole)
- Rifabutin (Mycobutin)
- Rifampicin (Rifadin / Rimactane)
- Rifapentine
- Rituximab (MabThera)
- Rosiglitazone (Avandia)
- Rosuvastatin (Crestor)
- Selenium
- Sildenafil (Viagra)
- Simvastatin (Zocor)
- Streptomycin
- Sulfadiazine
- Tadalafil (Cialis)
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Tramadol hydrochloride
- Trimethoprim (Monotrim)
- Trimetrexate
- Valaciclovir (Valtrex)
- Valganciclovir (Valcyte)
- Valproic acid (Depakote)
- Vardenafil (Levitra)
- Vinblastine sulphate (Velbe)
- Vincristine sulphate (Oncovin)
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1
- Vitamin B12
- Vitamin B2
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Voriconazole (Vfend)
- Zinc
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A to Z of illnesses
- Preventing opportunistic infections
- Vaccinations and immunisations
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A to Z of illnesses
- Allergy
- Aspergillosis
- B19 parvovirus
- Bacterial infections
- Blastomycosis
- Cancer
- Candidiasis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coccidioidomycosis
- Cryptococcus
- Cryptosporidiosis
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Giardia lamblia
- Gingivitis
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Gynaecomastia (breast enlargement)
- Hairy leukoplakia
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Herpes simplex
- Histoplasmosis
- HIV-associated dementia
- HIV-associated salivary disease
- Hodgkin's disease
- Human herpes virus 6
- Human papilloma virus
- Isosporiasis
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- Lactic acidosis / acidaemia
- Leishmaniasis
- Lung cancer
- Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
- Malaria
- Microsporidiosis
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Multicentric Castleman's disease
- Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI)
- Mycobacterium haemophilum
- Mycobacterium kansasii
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Osteonecrosis
- Osteoporosis
- Pancreatitis
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Penicilliosis
- Persistent generalised lymphadenopathy
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Q fever
- Renal (kidney) disease
- Salmonellosis
- Schistosomiasis and other worm and fluke infections
- Seborrhoeic dermatitis
- Syphilis
- Testicular cancer
- Testosterone deficiency
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Tinea
- Toxoplasmosis
- Tuberculosis
- Ulcers
- Vacuolar myelopathy
- Varicella zoster virus
- Wasting syndrome
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A to Z of symptoms
- Dealing with symptoms
- Anaemia
- Anorexia
- Anxiety
- Blackouts & fits
- Breathlessness
- Bruising
- Cough
- Dermatitis
- Diarrhoea
- Dry mouth
- Dry skin
- Fatigue
- Fevers
- Gingivitis (gum problems)
- Headaches
- Hearing loss
- Insomnia
- Memory problems
- Mouth infections
- Mouth ulcers
- Nausea
- Night sweats
- Numbness
- Pain
- Rashes
- Sickness
- Sexual problems
- Swallowing difficulties
- Visual problems
- Vomiting
- Walking difficulties
- Weight loss
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A to Z of tests
- Learning about medical tests
- Bilirubin
- Blood count
- Blood gases
- Bone marrow biopsy
- Brain scan
- Bronchoscopy
- Computed tomography (CT)
- DEXA (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) scan
- Endoscopy
- HLA-B*5701
- Karnofsky score
- Lactate
- Lipids
- Liver function
- Lumbar puncture
- Lung function tests
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nerve conduction tests
- Neurocognitive tests
- Papanicolaou (Pap) smear
- Purified protein derivative (PPD) skin tests
- Renal function tests
- Serology
- Sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy
- Specimen culture
- Sputum tests
- Ultrasound
- X-ray