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Cd4 Count And Hiv Monitoring by MCLOVIN: 11:15am On Mar 24, 2010 |
To answer your question on CD4 i ve pasted this excerpt. Please note the normal ranges. [b] CD4 cells are a type of white blood cell that fights infection. Another name for them is T-helper cells. CD4 cells are made in the spleen, lymph nodes, and thymus gland, which are part of the lymph or infection-fighting system. CD4 cells move throughout your body, helping to identify and destroy germs such as bacteria and viruses. The CD4 count measures the number of CD4 cells in a sample of your blood drawn by a needle from a vein in your arm. Along with other tests, the CD4 count helps tell how strong your immune system is, indicates the stage of your HIV disease, guides treatment, and predicts how your disease may progress. Keeping your CD4 count high can reduce complications of HIV disease and extend your life. 33 Million People Now Live With HIV. How Did We Get Here? How HIV Affects CD4 Cells HIV targets CD4 cells by: - Binding to the surface of CD4 cells - Entering CD4 cells and becoming a part of them. As CD4 cells multiply to fight infection, they also make more copies of HIV - Continuing to replicate, leading to a gradual decline of CD4 cells HIV can destroy entire "families" of CD4 cells. Then the diseases these "families" were designed to fight can easily take over. That's when opportunistic infections are likely to develop. When to Have a CD4 Count Test Your doctor will recommend a CD4 count test: - When you're first diagnosed with HIV. This is called a baseline measurement. It allows you to compare against future measurements. - About two to eight weeks after starting or changing treatment. - Every three to six months after that (is a reasonable time interval). What the CD4 Count Test Results Mean CD4 counts are reported as the number of cells in a cubic millimeter of blood. A normal CD4 count is from 500 to 1,500 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. It is more important to pay attention to the pattern of results than to any one test result. In general, HIV disease is progressing if the CD4 count is going down. This means the immune system is getting weaker and you are more likely to get sick. In some people, CD4 counts can drop dramatically, even going down to zero. The test does not always correspond with how well you are feeling. For example, some people can have high CD4 counts and do poorly. Others can have low CD4 counts and have few complications. If your CD4 count goes down over several months, your doctor may recommend: - Beginning or changing antiretroviral therapy. - Starting preventive treatment for opportunistic infections. Public health guidelines recommend starting on preventive antiretroviral therapy if CD4 counts are under 200, whether or not you have symptoms. This is a later stage of HIV infection called AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Some doctors start therapy earlier, when the CD4 count reaches 350. If therapy is effective, your CD4 count should go up or become stable. Most doctors recommend starting medication for opportunistic infections at these levels[/b] |
Re: Cd4 Count And Hiv Monitoring by DrXavier: 2:27pm On Mar 26, 2010 |
Hello MCLOVIN Im in a bit of a fix. I know you frequent this forum, so please read this. I have a close friend with full-blown AIDS ive been trying to manage for close to 2yrs now. He is 60years old, he cannot tell how or where he contacted it. His meds are zidovudine which no longer seem to maintain him. His last CD4 was 145/mm3. His main problems 2 weeks ago were weakness drowsiness and vertigo. He had a lumbar puncture done which was clear and revealed normal glucose levels and protein of 0.7g/L ,so we're thinking of (query) a viral encephalitis. We adminisitered aciclovir 900mg 5times a day for 5days after which he improved . A lumbar puncture done 2 days ago tend towards normal parameters. He now alert and eating well. A liver function test showed all enzymes grossly elevated, he's however not icteric or febrile his stools are of normal pigmentation. I dont believe he has a viral hepatitis, so could it be his meds causing this ? Anyway, Im now looking into alternative measures to manage him. I dont believe he's a candidate for colloidal silver in view of his derranged liver function. I read a blog written by you on a facebook group(with your real name and mobile no.) describing a regime of IM or oral sodium ascorbate and some amino acid supplements as an effective method of decreasing viral load and boosting T-helper cell clusters. I guess it works, cause I read some entries by one or two whose viral loads are now undetectable using it. Im NOT trying to cure my friend, if I can extend his life another few years .i'll be satisfied . I need to know the exact doses and intervals, ive been calling your number but its always busy. Pls call me on 01-774086 or send correspondence to me via ohiye@hotmail.com Renumeration for any solution or service you can provide is no object. Thank you as you respond. |
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