taking care of HIV/AIDS patients. One of our patients who initially was on AZT+3TC+EFZ developed (R) hemiparesis. We removed AZT and put TFD, he responded but after 2 weeks he relapsed. We decided to remove 3TC and place on ABC. Pls could you suggest any other things we ought to do?
2007-01-24 04:24:58 · 13 answers · asked by CLEM. 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis is a chronic, progressive infection with a period of latency following initial infection. It occurs most commonly in the lungs. Pulmonary symptoms include productive cough, chest pain, and dyspnea. Diagnosis is by sputum culture and smear. Treatment is with multiple antimicrobial agents.
One factor in the rising TB trend in both the developed and the developing world is HIV infection, which weakens the immune system. One third of deaths of those who are HIV-positive are TB related. Those with HIV are 100 times more likely to develop TB than other members of the population. Other people who are at risk from the disease include those with diabetes, the malnourished, alcoholics, and IV drug users.
Zidovudine (zye-DOE-vue-deen) (also known as AZT) is used in combination with other anti-virus medicines in the treatment of the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Lamivudine (la-MI-vyoo-deen)(3TC) is used in the treatment of the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B virus. HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Lamivudine is taken together with zidovudine (AZT) or other medications used to treat HIV.
Please note that I am not a medical professional. You should have posted your doubt on doctor's exclusive professional sites.
Please see the web page for more details on treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in the case of HIV infected persons, Zidovudine(generic name) and Lamivudine(generic name).
2007-01-24 04:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to help out but I am not a doctor and have no clue what AZT+3TC+EFZ means. Maybe if you break it down for those of us that do not understand then I could make a suggestion. Sorry.
2007-01-24 04:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Venezuela 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually modern medicine is the alternative that has become mainstream which subverts the real medicine... Hipocrates said let medicine be your food and food your medicine.... That is the true way which they have turned into just an alternative because they can't get rich with it
2016-03-29 00:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Doctor Nick!
2007-01-24 04:33:52 · answer #4 · answered by Wurm™ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are actually asking for advice to treat a patient -- on Yahoo Answers? Where do you practice?
Scary!
2007-01-24 04:29:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Question? You are an MD and you are asking anyone, esp.non MD's or MD literature for info on AIDS medication. Where did you go to Medical School?
2007-01-24 04:29:40 · answer #6 · answered by sweet sue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a doctor and you are asking suggestions from an online message board? I don't even know what to say about that.
2007-01-24 04:30:24 · answer #7 · answered by behr28 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a doctor and you come to Yahoo answers for help on medical treatment?
LOL
Well what a croc.
2007-01-24 04:28:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
please ask your mentor or colleague I would put a little sedative and 24/7 oxygen ventilator little morphine and sort out his infection could be fungal yeast oppotunistic infection PCP. Treat that
2014-11-14 21:35:19 · answer #9 · answered by Zelda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU ASK A QUESTION ON YAHOO AND EXPECT US TO BELIEVE YOU ARE A MEDICAL DOCTOR????????????
2007-01-24 04:28:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋