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Index 407<br />

septicemia 353<br />

thalassemia 169<br />

thrombocytopenia 171<br />

triglyceride blood level 112<br />

tumor markers 395<br />

vitamin K 173<br />

blood <strong>and</strong> lymph 118–174, 121t<br />

blood autodonation 128, 130<br />

blood cells 140, 168, 278<br />

blood clots<br />

anticoagulation therapy 13–16,<br />

15t<br />

aspirin therapy 20–21<br />

cardiac rehabilitation 30<br />

DVT 47<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 82–83<br />

NSAIDs 287<br />

platelet aggregation 163<br />

pulmonary embolism 224<br />

thrombolytic therapy 110–111<br />

TIA 111<br />

valvular heart disease 114<br />

blood donation 127–129, 128, 130,<br />

131, 162<br />

bloodletting 122, 237<br />

blood pressure 24–25, 24t<br />

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

lymph that occur with 124<br />

aneurysm 10<br />

antihistamine medications 248<br />

breathing 193<br />

cardiovascular system 4<br />

circulation 5<br />

diet <strong>and</strong> cardiovascular health<br />

50<br />

hemophilia 144<br />

hypertension 66–67<br />

hypotension 67–68<br />

lifestyle <strong>and</strong> cardiovascular<br />

health 72, 73<br />

Lyme disease 342<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 76<br />

obesity <strong>and</strong> cardiovascular<br />

disease 90<br />

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

cardiovascular health 90<br />

stroke 107, 108<br />

valvular heart disease 114<br />

blood stem cells 129<br />

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

treatment advances 122<br />

bone marrow 118, 132<br />

bone marrow transplantation<br />

133<br />

graft vs. host disease 265<br />

leukemia 145<br />

myel<strong>of</strong>ibrosis 160<br />

blood tests 245, 248, 255, 285<br />

blood transfusion 129–130, 129t,<br />

130t<br />

anemia 125<br />

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

traditions 122<br />

blood type 130<br />

bone marrow donation 133<br />

DIC 137<br />

hemapheresis 141<br />

HLAs 267<br />

leukemia 147<br />

myelodysplasia syndrome 160<br />

myel<strong>of</strong>ibrosis 160<br />

plasma 162<br />

sickle cell disease 166<br />

thalassemia 169<br />

blood type 62, 130–131, 131t, 246,<br />

318<br />

blood vessels 1, 4–5, 20, 34, 368<br />

BMI. See body mass index<br />

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

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

health 25<br />

bone marrow 131–132, 132t<br />

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

lymph that occur with 123<br />

anemia 125<br />

B-cell lymphocyte 251<br />

blood 127<br />

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

chemotherapy 377<br />

CSFs 254<br />

EPO 137<br />

erythrocyte 137<br />

hematopoiesis 140<br />

immune system 235<br />

leukemia 145<br />

leukocyte 148<br />

leukopenia 148<br />

lymphocyte 151<br />

monocyte 157<br />

multiple myeloma 157<br />

myelodysplasia syndrome 160<br />

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

platelet 163<br />

polycythemia vera 164<br />

reticulocyte 165<br />

thrombocythemia 171<br />

thrombocytopenia 171<br />

bone marrow donation 129, 130,<br />

132–133<br />

bone marrow transplantation 133<br />

anemia 125<br />

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

treatment advances 122<br />

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

decisions 372<br />

CSFs 254<br />

graft vs. host disease 263–265<br />

immunoablation 274<br />

immunosuppressive therapy 276<br />

leukemia 147<br />

multiple myeloma 159<br />

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

SCID 294<br />

sickle cell disease 167<br />

thalassemia 169<br />

botulism 312–313, 327<br />

bovine spongiform encephalopathy<br />

(BSE) 350<br />

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

brain<br />

aneurysm 11<br />

AVM 19<br />

cardiovascular system 4<br />

circle <strong>of</strong> Willis 37<br />

encephalitis 322–323<br />

heart attack 57<br />

meningitis 343, 344<br />

microinfarction 84<br />

pneumococcal pneumonia 349<br />

prion 349–350<br />

psychoneuroimmunology 290<br />

rabies 350<br />

stroke 107–108<br />

TIA 111<br />

tuberculosis 359<br />

BRCA-1/BRCA-2 364, 369<br />

breast cancer<br />

adult survivors <strong>of</strong> childhood<br />

cancer 367<br />

aging, cardiovascular changes<br />

that occur with 10<br />

BRCA-1/BRCA-2 369<br />

cancer 364<br />

cancer risk factors 370<br />

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

decisions 372<br />

cancer vaccines 373<br />

CEA 374<br />

hormone-driven cancers 381<br />

sentinel lymph node dissection<br />

391<br />

surgery for cancer 394<br />

breastfeeding 239, 289<br />

breathing 193–194<br />

aging, pulmonary changes that<br />

occur with 182

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