Case Studies

Case studies have been provided to demonstrate the role for rehabilitation interventions in the support of people living with HIV.

Table of Acronyms

Acronym	Description
ADL	Activities of Daily Living
ART	Antiretroviral Treatment
BAD	Bipolar Affective Disorder
BMD	Bone Mineral Density
CAD	Coronary Artery Disease
CBHO	Community-based HIV Organization
COPD	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CP	Cerebral Palsy
CVA	Cerebrovascular Accident
CXR	Chest X-Ray
DAT	Diet as Tolerated
EDEN	Episodic Disabilities Employment Network
ER	Emergency Room
HAND	HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
HA-MND	HIV-Associated Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
HIV +	HIV Positive
FITT	Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
IADL	Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
ICF	International Classification of Functioning
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IPPA	Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
MI	Myocardial Infarction
MoCA	Montreal Cognitive Assessment
MSM	Man who has Sex with Men
OT	Occupational Therapist or Therapy
POA	Power of Attorney
PCP	Pneumocystis pneumonia
PRN	As required
PT	Physical Therapist or Therapy
ROM	Range of Motion
SDM	Substitute Decision Maker
SLP	Speech-Language Pathologist or Therapy
SMART principle	Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-Bound
VAS	Visual Analogue Scale
WBAT	Weight Bearing as Tolerated
WSM	Woman who has Sex with Men

Organization of the cases using the SOAP format:

The SOAP note (an acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) is a method of documentation employed by healthcare providers to write out notes in a patient’s chart, along with other common formats, such as the admission note.

Subjective Component: Is the patient’s chief complaint. This is a very brief statement of the patient (quoted) as to the purpose of the office visit or hospitalization.

Objective Component: Includes information that the healthcare provider observes or measures from the patient’s current presentation.

Assessment: A medical diagnosis for the purpose of the medical visit on the given date of the note written is a quick summary of the patient with main symptoms/diagnosis including a differential diagnosis and a list of other possible diagnoses.

Plan: The plan is what the healthcare provider will do to treat the patient’s concerns – such as ordering further labs, referrals given, procedures performed and education provided. The plan will also include goals of therapy and patient-specific disease-state monitoring parameters.

Wikipedia.com SOAP note.

A note on stereotyping:

We have given our cases a variety of gender, cultural and social identities for illustration purposes only. The reader should not use these examples to profile how HIV might present itself in one’s own region or community. Consult your local HIV prevalence reports or local Community-based HIV Organization to get a more specific overview.

Reference:
Realize. E-Module for Evidence Informed HIV Rehabilitation. Final update: 2020.

Organization of the cases using the SOAP format:

Case #1 – Acute Care, Cardiorespiratory and Neurological

Case #2 – Musculoskeletal – Knee Pain

Case #3 – Aging, Cognition, Community, Stroke

Case #4 – Complex Case – Musculoskeletal, Episodic, Cardiorespiratory

Case #5 – Diabetes, Neuropathy, Substance Use

Case #6 – Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care

Supplemental Case Studies without Leading Questions