Glossary

platelet – a blood cell that helps with blood clotting.

myocardial infarction (MI) is the medical term for a heart attack.

nuke – a common term for NRTI

resistance tests – tests to show changes to HIV that are associated with drug resistance. Genotype resistance test looks for genetic changes. Phenotype resistance test see whether individual drugs are still active when placed in a test tube with HIV.

Resistance tests.

lipoatrophy – fat loss in your arms, legs or face. Lipoatrophy is a type of lipodystrophy.