Skip to content

Narrow screen resolution Wide screen resolution Auto adjust screen size Increase font size Decrease font size Default font size

Join our mailing list for updates and promotions

Take practice tests and exams in the Exam Centre

You are here:Home arrow Child Healthcare arrow 9 HIV infection
9 HIV infection

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Define HIV infection and AIDS.
  • Describe how children may become infected with HIV.
  • Reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
  • Recognise the clinical signs and symptoms of HIV infection.
  • Confirm the diagnosis of HIV infection.
  • Manage a child with HIV infection.
  • Counsel parents of a child with HIV infection.
Filter     Order     Display # 
Item Title
9-1 What is HIV?
9-2 Are there different types of HIV?
9-3 What is HIV infection?
9-4 What is AIDS?
9-5 Can a person have HIV infection but remain well?
9-6 How common is HIV infection?
9-7 How can a person become infected with HIV?
9-8 How are children usually infected with HIV?
9-9 What is the risk of a child becoming infected with HIV by mother-to-child transmission?
9-10 How can the risk of mother-to-child transmission be reduced?
9-11 What factors influence the risk of HIV transmission in breast milk?
9-12 How can the risk of HIV transmission in breast milk be reduced?
9-13 When is it best not to breastfeed?
9-14 How is HIV infection diagnosed?
9-15 What are the advantages of diagnosing HIV infection early?
9-16 How does HIV infection present clinically in children?
9-17 What are the clinical stages of HIV infection?
9-18 How is symptomatic HIV infection diagnosed?
9-19 What are the signs of stage 1 HIV infection?
9-20 What are the clinical signs of stage 2 HIV infection?
9-21 What are the signs of stage 3 HIV infection?
9-22 What are the signs of stage 4 HIV infection?
9-23 How is damage to the immune system documented in children?
9-24 How is the clinical severity of HIV infection classified in children?
9-25 How should an infant born to an HIV-infected woman be managed after delivery?
9-26 How should HIV prophylaxis be given to reduce the risk of HIV infection in labour and delivery?
9-27 What is the management of HIV-exposed infants during the first year of life?
9-28 Is it safe to give immunisations to infants who may be infected with HIV?
9-29 What is the role of good nutrition in children with HIV infection?
9-30 How and when should prophylactic co-trimoxazole be given?
9-31 What is the value of antiretroviral therapy in children?
9-32 What is the expected outcome for children with HIV infection?
9-33 What factors other than age determine how fast HIV infection will progress?
9-34 What are important respiratory problems in children with HIV infection?
9-35 What is pneumocystis pneumonia?
9-36 Is tuberculosis common in children with HIV infection?
9-37 What forms of tuberculosis are common in children with HIV infection?
9-38 What gastrointestinal problems are common in children with HIV infection?
9-39 What skin conditions are common in children with HIV infection?
9-40 What is the effect of HIV infection on neurodevelopment?
9-41 What are the major components of management?
9-42 How important is nutrition support?
9-43 How should opportunistic infections be managed?
9-44 What are the goals of antiretroviral therapy?
9-45 When should antiretroviral treatment be started?
9-46 What are the guidelines for antiretroviral therapy?
9-47 What drugs are used for antiretroviral therapy?
9-48 What side effects are seen with antiretroviral drugs?
9-49 What monitoring is need with antiretroviral therapy?
9-50 Is there a vaccine against HIV infection?
 
<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>
Results 1 - 50 of 56