Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 274-285, September 2008

Care of the HIV-Positive Patient in the Emergency Department in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

  • Arvind Venkat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Arvind Venkat, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212; 412-359-6180, fax 412-359-8874
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  • David M. Piontkowsky, MD, JD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Robert R. Cooney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Adarsh K. Srivastava, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Gregory A. Suares, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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  • Cory P. Heidelberger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Received 4 December 2007; received in revised form 22 December 2007 and 8 January 2008; accepted 16 January 2008. published online 25 March 2008.

More than 1 million individuals in the United States are HIV positive, with greater than 40,000 new patients being diagnosed per year. With the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HIV-infected patients in the United States are living longer. HIV-infected patients receiving HAART now more commonly have noninfectious and nonopportunistic complications of their disease. This review article will discuss the assessment and treatment of HIV-positive patients in the era of HAART, with an emphasis on the noninfectious and changing infectious complications that require emergency care.

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 Supervising editor: David A. Talan, MD

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement. Dr. Piontkowsky is leaving the employ of Allegheny General Hospital and has accepted a position with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

 Earn CME Credit: Continuing Medical Education is available for this article at www.ACEP-EMedhome.com.

 Publication dates: Available online March 21, 2008.

 Reprints not available from authors.

PII: S0196-0644(08)00356-9

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.324

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 274-285, September 2008

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