Case Challenge

A 30-Year-Old Female With Failure of an Initial PI-Based Regimen

Source: Managing HIV-Infected Patients With Initial Regimen Failure

A 30-Year-Old Female With Failure of an Initial PI-Based Regimen

Program Director: Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD

Faculty:

W. David Hardy, MD

CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 01/22/09

Expiration Date: 01/21/10

Physicians: maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Registered Nurses: 0.7 Nursing contact hours

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Identify virologic failure in patients receiving first-line antiretroviral therapy
Describe the resistance consequences of failing a first-line boosted PI-based regimen
Discuss the evidence-based selection of new antiretroviral regimens for patients failing first-line boosted PI-based therapy

Test your ability to make optimal treatment decisions using patient histories and diagnostic information and see the case unfold according to your choices. Compare your answers with your peers and our expert faculty’s recommendations, and then review the supporting data.

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