Table 3: Conditions suggestive of less-than-six months prognosis in patients with AIDS.

Table 3: CONDITIONS SUGGESTIVE OF LESS-THAN-SIX MONTHS PROGNOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH AIDS¹

LABORATORY MARKERS:

	CD4 + T -lymphocyte count <25 cells / mm;

	HIV RNA > 100,000 copies / ml

	serum albumin <2.5 gm / dl

CLINICAL CONDITIONS:

	CNS lymphoma

	PML

	cryptosporidiosis

	severe wasting

	disseminated MAC

	visceral Kaposi's sarcoma

	advanced AIDS dementia

	toxoplasmosis

	severe cardiomyopathy

	chronic severe diarrhea

¹ Adapted from National Hospice Organization, 1996. See reference 44 in print-friendly version.

[Citation: Selwyn PA, Rivard M. Palliative care for AIDS: Challenges and opportunities in the era of highly active anti-retroviral therapy. Innovations in End-of-Life Care. 2002;4(3), www.edc.org/lastacts]

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