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406 Index<br />

omega fatty acids <strong>and</strong><br />

cardiovascular health 90<br />

platelet aggregation 163<br />

PVD 96<br />

TIA 111<br />

atopic rhinits. See allergic rhinitis<br />

atopy 190, 249<br />

atria<br />

atrial fibrillation 22–23<br />

cardiac cycle 28, 29<br />

heart 4<br />

myxoma 88<br />

PAT 94<br />

Wolff-Parkinson-White<br />

syndrome 116–117<br />

atrial fibrillation 22–23<br />

arrhythmia 17<br />

cardioversion 34<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 76, 82<br />

palpitations 94<br />

pulmonary embolism 225<br />

atrial septal defect (ASD) 38–40,<br />

59<br />

atrioventricular (AV) node 23<br />

bundle <strong>of</strong> His 26<br />

cardiac cycle 28–29<br />

heart 4<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 81<br />

PAT 94<br />

SA node 104<br />

ATT deficiency. See alpha-1-<br />

antitrypsin deficiency<br />

auscultation 191<br />

asbestosis 185<br />

atelectasis 190<br />

bronchiectasis 196<br />

bronchitis 196<br />

pleurisy 219<br />

pulmonary edema 224<br />

autoantibody (antimitochondrial<br />

antibodies) 248–249<br />

autocrine activity 257, 290<br />

autoimmune disorders 249–250,<br />

249t<br />

aging, effects on immune<br />

response 239<br />

antiphospholipid antibodies 249<br />

B-cell lymphocyte 251<br />

complement cascade 255<br />

DMARDs 258<br />

5ASA medications 260<br />

HLAs 267<br />

immune system 236, 238<br />

immunoablation 274<br />

immunodeficiency 274<br />

immunoglobulin 275<br />

immunosuppressive medications<br />

276<br />

immunosuppressive therapy 276<br />

immunotherapy 276<br />

living with immune disorders<br />

280<br />

myocarditis 87<br />

neutropenia 161<br />

SALT 295<br />

sarcoidosis 293–294<br />

Sjögren’s syndrome 294–295<br />

SLE 295–296<br />

thymectomy 172<br />

thymus 120–121, 172<br />

TNFs 297<br />

vasculitis 299–302<br />

autologous donation. See blood<br />

autodonation<br />

automated external defibrillator<br />

(AED) 23, 27, 47<br />

AVM. See arteriovenous<br />

malformation<br />

AV node. See atrioventricular node<br />

B<br />

babesiosis 311, 311t<br />

bacteria 311–312, 312t, 346–347<br />

BALT. See bronchus-associated<br />

lymphoid tissue<br />

basophil 120, 138, 278<br />

B-cell lymphocyte 251. See also<br />

plasma cells<br />

aging, effects on immune<br />

response 239<br />

allergy 243<br />

antibody 245<br />

antibody-mediated immunity<br />

246<br />

antigen 246–247<br />

BALT 251<br />

bone marrow 119<br />

clusters <strong>of</strong> differentiation 254<br />

CVID 255<br />

Epstein-Barr virus 323–324<br />

immune system 235, 236<br />

immunization 338<br />

immunoglobulin 275<br />

lymphocyte 151<br />

lymphokines 281<br />

lymphoma 152<br />

MALT 284<br />

mononucleosis, infectious 344<br />

NALT 287<br />

Peyer’s patches 289<br />

T-cell lymphocyte 296<br />

Behçet’s syndrome 299t<br />

Benadryl. See diphenhydramine<br />

benign tumor. See tumor,<br />

noncancerous<br />

berylliosis 183, 185, 192–193, 193t,<br />

198, 219<br />

beta blocker<br />

arrhythmia 18t<br />

atrial fibrillation 23<br />

hypertension 67<br />

LQTS 74<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 79, 80t,<br />

85t<br />

valvular heart disease 114<br />

bile 119, 143<br />

bile acid sequestrants 81, 81t<br />

biological response modifier 148,<br />

155, 160. See also immunotherapy<br />

bioterrorism 310, 354<br />

birth control pills. See oral<br />

contraception<br />

birth defects 19–20, 37, 64, 351,<br />

357<br />

blastoma 368–369, 369t<br />

blood 127. See also blood <strong>and</strong><br />

lymph<br />

aging, changes in the blood <strong>and</strong><br />

lymph that occur with<br />

123–124<br />

albumin 124<br />

anemia 124–126<br />

antibody 245<br />

blood <strong>and</strong> lymph 118<br />

bone marrow 132<br />

breathing 193<br />

cardiac output 29–30<br />

cardiovascular system 1<br />

coronary arteries 41<br />

erythrocytes 119<br />

food allergies 260<br />

gammaglobulin 263<br />

heart 4, 56<br />

hemapheresis 141<br />

homocysteine 64<br />

immune system 235<br />

oxygen-carbon dioxide<br />

exchange 216<br />

oxygen saturation 216<br />

oxygen therapy 217<br />

phlebotomy 162<br />

plasma 162<br />

pleural effusion 218<br />

pulmonary embolism 224<br />

Raynaud’s syndrome 101

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