Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

Index 485
gallbladder 3:46
gastrointestinal system 3:1
glucagon 3:128
graft vs. host disease 2:263
heavy-metal poisoning 4:31
hematopoiesis 2:140
hemochromatosis 3:133
hepatic abscess 3:54
hepatitis 3:54
hepatomegaly 3:57
hepatotoxins 3:57
immune system 2:235
ingested toxins 4:384
insulin 3:148
islets of Langerhans 3:149
jaundice 3:67
liver cancer 3:69
liver failure 3:72
malaria 2:342, 343
medicinal herbs and botanicals
4:83
milk thistle 4:89
neonatal jaundice 3:306
obesity and cardiovascular
disease 2:90
organ transplantation 4:270
peptic ulcer disease 3:82
porphyria 4:138
portal hypertension 3:83
primary biliary cirrhosis 3:84
renin 3:158
rickets 4:199
steatohepatitis 3:89
triglyceride blood level 2:112
triglycerides, dietary 4:202
Wilson’s disease 3:167
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 3:94
liver cancer 2:327, 370, 373; 3:55,
69–71, 70t, 340
liver disease 3:57, 73, 84, 200;
4:319, 351
liver disease of alcoholism 3:16, 57,
71–72, 90; 4:89, 317
liver enzymes 3:57, 73, 74
liver failure 1:368; 3:72–73, 72t
alcohol interactions with
medications 4:319
bioavailability 4:153
cirrhosis 3:24
dextromethorphan 4:332
esophageal varices 3:42
hemochromatosis 3:133
hepatitis 3:54, 56
hepatitis prevention 4:32
hepatorenal failure 3:195
hepatotoxins 3:57
liver disease of alcoholism 3:72
liver hemodialysis 3:75
liver transplantation 3:75
overdose 4:165–166
portal hypertension 3:84
primary biliary cirrhosis 3:84
primary sclerosing cholangitis
3:85
short bowel syndrome 3:88
liver function tests 3:73, 73–75,
74t, 82, 84, 89
liver hemodialysis 3:75
liver spots. See lentigines
liver transplantation 3:75–76, 76t
biliary atresia 3:19
cirrhosis 3:25
esophageal varices 3:42
gastrointestinal system 3:6
hepatitis prevention 4:32
hepatorenal failure 3:195
liver disease of alcoholism 3:72
liver failure 3:73
overdose 4:166
portal hypertension 3:84
primary biliary cirrhosis 3:84
primary sclerosing cholangitis
3:85
livestock 2:309–311, 338
living donor transplantation 3:75,
187, 200, 206
living organ donation 4:270, 271
living with allergies 2:247–248,
258, 279–280
living with cardiovascular disease
2:5, 73–74, 104
living with chronic pulmonary
conditions 2:185, 190, 201, 203,
205, 207–208
living with immune disorders
2:280
living with pain 1:378
LMWH. See low molecular weight
heparin
lobes, of cerebral cortex 1:231,
231t, 242, 243t
lobular capillary hemangioma. See
granuloma telangiectaticum
lobules 3:69, 83, 250
location, sense of. See
proprioception
locus 4:113, 119, 127
long bones 1:308, 309, 341
long QT syndrome (LQTS) 2:7, 19,
39, 40, 74–75, 111
loop diuretics 2:80–81, 81t
lordosis 1:298, 334
Lou Gehrig’s disease. See
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 2:16,
36, 66; 4:98, 202
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
(LDL-C)
apoB100 2:16
cholesterol blood levels 2:36–37
diabetes and cardiovascular
disease 2:48–49
diet and cardiovascular health
2:50
hyperlipidemia 2:65
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 2:82
omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 2:90
soy and cardiovascular health
2:106
triglyceride blood level 2:112
low molecular weight heparin
(LMWH) 2:14, 78
LQTS. See long QT syndrome
lumbar puncture 1:241, 259;
2:323, 341, 344
lumbar spine 1:306, 334, 354
lung abscess 2:208, 232
lung cancer 2:208–212, 209t, 210,
211t
addiction 4:314
adult survivors of childhood
cancer 2:367
antismoking efforts 4:8
asbestosis 2:184, 185
atelectasis 2:191
bronchitis 2:196
cancer vaccines 2:373
cannabis 4:327
CEA 2:374
lifestyle variables: smoking and
obesity 4:282
pleural effusion 2:218
radon exposure 4:43
smoking and cancer 2:392
smoking and health 4:303, 304
smoking and pulmonary disease
2:230, 231
thoracentesis 2:232
thoracotomy 2:232
tobacco 4:353
tobacco use other than smoking
4:306
lung capacity 2:73, 182
lungs 1:168; 2:212–213, 212t–213t
aerobic capacity 4:213
aerobic exercise 4:214