Hiv Aids Case

Question 8

As a health professional, in all circumstances, places and time periods, the first priority should be to protect and conserve the well-being of the patient, seek adequate and successful treatment methods, and above all, be a knowledgeable and friendly face to provide advice and care for all types of injuries and disease. With difficult diagnoses, this process and responsibility becomes even more difficult, yet of even greater significance and importance. Furthermore, to ensure quality of life of the patient and encourage them to seek support in their diagnoses, it is beneficial for the physician to provide the patient with resources that may aid them in coping with the diagnosis, management of the condition, and provide them with information and a network of similar patients. As a physician in the late 1980’s, it would be hard to provide adequate care and a sufficiently thorough diagnosis of the HIV virus and the subsequent progression to AIDS to a newly HIV positive patient. If presented with an HIV positive patient in the early 1980’s, the future looked grim. Furthermore, the understanding of the disease

I would also provide the patient with HIV/AIDS resources, including support groups in the local area and national advocacy groups. Additionally, I would thoroughly inform the patient of all risks associated with improper maintenance of the disease, including increase of viral titer and decrease of T cell count, opportunistic infections that steadily get more detrimental to health, and eventual death. I think it is important to convey the severity of the disease to the patient to ensure their adherence to the drug regimen and necessary lifestyle changes to prolong their