AIDS 110

Course overview

*Explain the difference between HIV infection and AIDS. *Outline the methods of transmission of HIV. *Explain why early treatment of HIV infection is advantageous. *Discuss the basic factors in treatment. *Assess the individual HIV-AIDS patient for nutritional needs. *Explain the basic nutritional guidelines for the HIV infected patient. *Discuss the classification of nutrients and their sources. *List some tools that may be used to do a nutritional analysis. *Recognize AIDS nutritional deficient syndromes and other co-morbidities. *Suggest some food plans/food treatments for nutritional deficiencies caused by the HIV infection or other opportunistic infections. *Discuss the steps to good nutritional counseling. *Discuss some nutritional problems that may face the HIV patient and list some remedies for these issues.