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Lesson 1. Antiretroviral Medications and Initial Therapy

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Differentiate the major classes of antiretroviral medications according to their mechanism of action
  • Initiate preferred antiretroviral therapy regimens for people with HIV who are treatment naïve
  • Highlight specific clinical scenarios for when an alternative antiretroviral therapy regimen should be initiated
  • Obtain appropriate laboratory studies at baseline and while monitoring response to antiretroviral therapy
  • Collaboratively manage antiretroviral therapy as related to elite controllers, treatment interruption, and suboptimal CD4 recovery

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Learning Objective Performance Indicators

  • Differentiate the major classes of antiretroviral medications according to their mechanism of action
  • Initiate preferred antiretroviral therapy regimens for people with HIV who are treatment naïve
  • Highlight specific clinical scenarios for when an alternative antiretroviral therapy regimen should be initiated
  • Obtain appropriate laboratory studies at baseline and while monitoring response to antiretroviral therapy
  • Collaboratively manage antiretroviral therapy as related to elite controllers, treatment interruption, and suboptimal CD4 recovery

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