Living with HIV
A Patient's Guide
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نقد و بررسی
July 15, 2009
Cichocki, an HIV/AIDS registered nurse, uses his training and experience caring for patients to provide a resource for HIV-infected patients and their family members, friends, and caregivers. Cichocki provides a succinct basic overview of the history of HIV/AIDS and of the HIV life cycle. The content is easy to understand, and complicated medical concepts and jargon are explained. Cichocki also provides an overview of treatment options, explanations of the various opportunistic infections, and information on treating the "whole person" and living with HIV. VERDICT Newly diagnosed patients will find this an excellent book for learning more about HIV, and others will find it a great reference work. A resource list of HIV hotlines, support groups, and organizations would have added more value to the book, but overall it is a valuable guide for HIV/AIDS patients. Highly recommended.Dana Ladd, Community Health Education Ctr., Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Libs. & Health Syst., Richmond
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October 1, 2009
Gr 9 Up-This handbook is intended as a guide for patients who have been recently diagnosed with HIV. It opens with an introduction and a brief history of the AIDS epidemic in the United States and continues with chapters on prevention and testing, choosing a healthcare provider, medications, opportunistic infections, dental care, general wellness, and more. By far the most useful chapters are the ones dealing with medications and opportunistic infections. Though clearly written, the book suffers from repetition in several places of almost verbatim text, as well as an overly political view of the subject matter, as when Cichocki attacks certain political figures for their lack of action at a time when few yet understood the scope of the disease. Also, although the introduction states that the title's intended audience is HIV-positive patients, there are many occasions when it digresses into general information that is available elsewhere."Robin Henry, Wakeland High School, Frisco, TX"
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