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Patients suffering from HIV/AIDS often experience chronic pain due
to the many diseases and infections they pick up as a result of a
weakened immune system. It interferes with their quality of life
and physical functioning, impacts adherence to antiretroviral
therapy and HIV primary care, and is associated with significant
psychological/social distress and substance use disorders. Chronic
Pain and HIV addresses all these complex issues that can influence
pain care that can influence pain care for the patient with HIV and
acts both as a primer and a comprehensive review to define the
field of chronic pain management. Using a clear, clinical approach,
key topics include the following: * Musculoskeletal pain in
individuals in HIV * Headache in individuals with HIV * Psychiatric
comorbidities among individuals with HIV and chronic pain *
Potential benefit and harm of prescription opioids in HIV * Pain at
the end of life in individuals with AIDS * Treatment of chronic
pain syndromes in the HIV-infected person. Edited by an outstanding
team with extensive experience in HIV/AIDS and pain/palliative
care, every chapter is written by a world-famous expert in their
field who provides a thorough review of the relevant literature,
including the very latest in management guidelines from the leading
international societies. Perfect for all those in primary care, as
well as infectious disease specialists managing patients with
HIV/AIDS, Chronic Pain and HIV provides sensible, straightforward
clinical advice to ensure the best possible patient management.
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