Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Explain HIV, AIDS and transmission
• Describe the healthy immune system
• Explain the HIV structure and life cycle in human body
• Describe the effects of HIV on the immune system
• Explain the clinical stages of HIV infection
• Describe the effects of HIV infection in body organ
• Identify the drugs used to treat HIV and their side effects
• Perform specific preanesthetic assessment for HIV patient preoperatively
• Explain the anesthetic consideration during perioperative anesthetic management in HIV