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Index 453<br />

blood type 2:62, 130–131, 131t,<br />

246, 318; 3:76, 187, 200, 203;<br />

4:113, 263<br />

blood vessels 1:127–128, 244,<br />

373–374; 2:1, 4–5, 20, 34, 368;<br />

4:320<br />

bloody nose. See epistaxis<br />

blowing the nose 1:12–13, 36<br />

blunt trauma 4:49, 377, 379<br />

BMI. See body mass index<br />

body dysmorphic disorder<br />

3:367–368, 385<br />

body fat 4:295, 297, 299<br />

body fat percentage 4:288–289,<br />

289t<br />

abdominal adiposity 4:284<br />

childhood obesity 4:291<br />

fitness level 4:222<br />

heat <strong>and</strong> cold injuries 4:374<br />

hGH supplement 4:77<br />

lean muscle mass 4:297<br />

metabolism 4:226<br />

nutritional assessment 4:193<br />

triceps skinfold 4:307<br />

waist to hip ratio 4:308<br />

body mass index (BMI) 2:43, 89,<br />

89t; 4:289–290, 290t<br />

bariatric surgery 4:284<br />

body fat percentage 4:289<br />

childhood obesity 4:291<br />

fitness level 4:222<br />

health risk factors 4:29<br />

malnutrition 4:186<br />

nutritional assessment 4:193<br />

obesity 4:299<br />

obesity <strong>and</strong> health 4:302<br />

physical activity<br />

recommendations 4:229<br />

waist circumference 4:308<br />

walking for fitness 4:235<br />

weight loss <strong>and</strong> weight<br />

management 4:309<br />

body shape <strong>and</strong> cardiovascular<br />

health 2:25<br />

body substance isolation<br />

4:357–358, 366, 386<br />

boil. See furuncle<br />

bone 1:307–309, 309t, 311t<br />

ankle injuries 1:301<br />

calcium <strong>and</strong> bone health<br />

1:313–315<br />

fracture 1:322–323<br />

musculoskeletal system 1:293<br />

open fracture 4:366<br />

osteogenesis imperfecta<br />

1:342–343<br />

osteomalacia 1:343<br />

osteomyelitis 1:343–344<br />

osteopetrosis 1:344–345<br />

Paget’s disease <strong>of</strong> the bone<br />

1:348<br />

skeleton 1:355<br />

talipes equinovarus 1:358<br />

tendon 1:359<br />

vitamin <strong>and</strong> mineral therapy<br />

4:105<br />

bone cancer 1:309–310<br />

bone cell 1:298, 299<br />

bone density 1:310–311, 313,<br />

344–347; 3:154, 162, 303<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> nutrition/dietary<br />

changes 4:176<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> physical ability/fitness<br />

4:215<br />

conditioning 4:218<br />

disability <strong>and</strong> exercise 4:220<br />

fitness: exercise <strong>and</strong> health<br />

4:211<br />

physical activity<br />

recommendations 4:228<br />

resistance exercise 4:229<br />

strength 4:233<br />

bone disease (osteogenesis<br />

imperfecta) 1:342–343<br />

bone marrow 1:308, 309, 344–345,<br />

355; 2:131–132, 132t; 3:100, 112,<br />

202<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> changes in<br />

blood/lymph 2:123<br />

anemia 2:125<br />

B-cell lymphocyte 2:251<br />

blood 2:127<br />

blood <strong>and</strong> lymph 2:118–119<br />

blood doping 4:324<br />

chemotherapy 2:377<br />

CSFs 2:254<br />

EPO 2:137<br />

erythrocyte 2:137<br />

hematopoiesis 2:140<br />

immune system 2:235<br />

leukemia 2:145<br />

leukocyte 2:148<br />

leukopenia 2:148<br />

lymphocyte 2:151<br />

monocyte 2:157<br />

multiple myeloma 2:157<br />

myelodysplasia syndrome 2:160<br />

myel<strong>of</strong>ibrosis 2:160, 161<br />

platelet 2:163<br />

polycythemia vera 2:164<br />

reticulocyte 2:165<br />

stem cell 4:140<br />

thrombocythemia 2:171<br />

thrombocytopenia 2:171<br />

bone marrow donation 2:129, 130,<br />

132–133<br />

bone marrow transplantation<br />

1:345; 2:133; 4:141<br />

anemia 2:125<br />

blood <strong>and</strong> lymph research <strong>and</strong><br />

treatment advances 2:122<br />

cancer treatment options <strong>and</strong><br />

decisions 2:372<br />

CSFs 2:254<br />

graft vs. host disease 2:263–265<br />

immunoablation 2:274<br />

immunosuppressive therapy<br />

2:276<br />

leukemia 2:147<br />

multiple myeloma 2:159<br />

myel<strong>of</strong>ibrosis 2:161<br />

SCID 2:294<br />

sickle cell disease 2:167<br />

thalassemia 2:169<br />

bone spur 1:311, 356<br />

borborygmus 3:20, 82<br />

boswellia 4:61, 61t<br />

botulinum therapy 1:50, 75, 141,<br />

165, 210, 289, 320<br />

botulism 2:312–313, 327; 4:386<br />

bovine spongiform encephalopathy<br />

(BSE) 1:248; 2:350<br />

bowel atresia 3:20, 40, 77<br />

bowel movement 3:20<br />

constipation 3:32<br />

diarrhea 3:34<br />

enema 3:40<br />

fiber <strong>and</strong> gastrointestinal health<br />

3:45<br />

FOBT 3:44<br />

gastrointestinal system 3:1<br />

laxatives 3:68<br />

proctitis 3:85<br />

rectum 3:87<br />

bowel sounds 3:20, 20, 61, 82<br />

Bowman’s capsule 3:169, 172, 193,<br />

202, 209<br />

BPH. See benign prostatic<br />

hyperplasia<br />

bradycardia 2:17, 23, 93, 104<br />

braille 1:75–76<br />

brain 1:230–233, 231t, 233t<br />

alcohol 4:316<br />

Alzheimer’s disease 1:221<br />

amphetamines 4:321<br />

analgesic medications 1:367,<br />

368<br />

aneurysm 2:11

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