RT Book, Section
A1 Goodman, Catherine
A1 Helgeson, Kevin
SR Print(0)
ID 1133951218
T1 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
T2 Exercise Prescription for Medical Conditions: Handbook for Physical Therapists
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803617148
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133951218
RD 2023/06/10
AB This  condition  is  a  suppression  of  the  immune  system  from  a  progressive  loss  of  cell-mediated  and  humoral  immunity.  The  condition  begins  with  the  infection  by  the  human  immunodeficiency  retrovirus  (HIV)  leading  to  the  loss  of  T4-cell  lymphocytes.  A  state  of  immunodeficiency  results  in  clients  being  susceptible  to  infections,  cancers,  and  other  conditions.  Clients  will  be  on  highly  active  antiretroviral  therapies  to  suppress  the  effects  of  the  HIV.  Clients  may  have  fatigue  from  secondary  infections  and  other  conditions  that  limit  their  daily  activities,  thus  leading  to  deconditioning.1,2  The  implementation  of  a  prescribed  exercise  program  will  reverse  the  effects  of  deconditioning  without  adversely  affecting  the  clients'  immune  deficiency.3