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.