HIV Case

Introduction

The case is of a woman who is 29 years old, here weight is 130Ib waist circumference 35,'BMI: 24.03 she is 5"2' ft tall, she workouts 3 times a week/40 min and she is a social smoker, the 29 years old woman drinks 4-5 times a week, 1- 2 glasses red wine a day.

HIV Case Analysis

During the latter part of February, the United States Public Health Services published guidelines for HIV pregnant 29 years old woman in the Federal Register. Which coincidentally was published on the same day as the National Conference in Washington, DC for 'HIV infection in 29 years old woman: Setting a New Agenda.' The conference included activists, physicians and HIV positive 29 years old woman who used the meeting as a forum to voice their concerns about how best to balance 29 years old woman's own medical needs with those of their infants. Other concerns of activists that were voiced were that they don't want laws, policies or medical care imposed on 29 years old woman merely as 'vectors' who may transmit HIV to their infants.

Last year, it was cause for celebration. The cause of celebration was for the results that several clinical trials of zidovudine cut the risk for mother to child transmission of human immune deficiency virus (HIV) by two thirds. Although, this year, it is the basis for new federal recommendations that all pregnant 29 years old woman should receive HIV testing and counseling. But, these findings have been cause of protests by several activist groups. Activists fear that conservative legislators and policy makers will use the clinical data to justify mandatory testing and treatment for pregnant 29 years old woman.

The new guidelines recommend that all pregnant 29 years old woman should receive HIV counseling and testing. These guidelines are aimed at helping pregnant 29 years old woman know their HIV status early so that medical care, including zidovudine (Retrovir, known as AZT, Burroughs Welcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC), can be made available. The new guidelines also reiterate previous federal health advisories that say counseling should precede HIV testing.

Physicians and other health professionals who counsel 29 years old woman should be well informed about the complex issues that face HIV infected pregnant 29 years old woman, according to the guidelines. This information should include about all of their reproductive options. 29 years old woman should also be advised that in order to help reduce prenatal HIV transmissions HIV infected 29 years old woman in the United States should not breast feed their infants.

The guidelines further states that all HIV testing should be voluntary for 29 years old woman and their infants. Also, all decisions about AZT use should be made by the HIV infected pregnant woman in a non coercive atmosphere and based on a balance of the benefits a potential risks of the regimen to herself and her child. The guidelines also state that 29 years old woman who are infected or refuse testing must not be denied medical care, reported ...