PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Grandberry, Geraldine K. TI - Care and Management of the AIDS Patient DP - 1988 Dec 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 191--195 VI - 16 IP - 4 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/16/4/191.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/16/4/191.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1988 Dec 01; 16 AB - This is the final article in a four-part continuing education series on patient care and the clinical management of disease. After studying this article, the reader should be able to: 1) understand the different types of infectious viral diseases and their effects; 2) review proper technique for handling of infectious patients; 3) have a better understanding of the complexity of involvement in AIDS-related patients; and 4) improve their patient handling technique to reduce the chance of infection.