N265 final exam 4 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the goal of nutritional support in cancer, hiv, and aids patients? - The goal is to improve survival rates, reduce treatment side effects, and increase the quality of life What does HIV stand for? - human immunodeficiency virus What does AIDS stand for? - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome What do cancer, HIV, and AIDS all have in common? - they all have challenges to nutritional status, they are characterized by wasting and malnutrition, and attributable to the disease or seconda...