Primary Care for HIV-Infected Patients in Resource-Limited Settings
Summary
- Patients with terminal diseases who experience adverse effects from medications should be advised to discontinue ART; comprehensive palliative care should be made available in such circumstances
- Analgesia should be provided to patients to alleviate pain according to the WHO analgesia ladder[WHO Pain ladder]
- Palliative care should be delivered in a complementary fashion alongside preventive and disease-modifying treatments across the continuum of care for patients with serious life-limiting diseases
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