TABLE 419-1 -INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE HIV-INFECTED PATIENT
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History How long has the patient been HIV infected? What complications of HIV have occurred? What past evaluations has the patient undergone? What past treatment has the patient received? Any past history of sexually transmitted diseases? Past history of positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test or exposure to tuberculosis? Medications and allergies? Substance abuse? Residential history? Physical Examination Laboratory Evaluation Complete blood cell count Chemistries including liver enzymes and serum creatinine Plasma HIV RNA level Absolute CD4+ lymphocyte count and CD4+ lymphocyte percentage Syphilis and Toxoplasma serologies PPD Testing Immunizations Pneumococcal vaccine Influenza vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine if non-immune |