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Index 421<br />

mad cow disease (bovine<br />

spongiform encephalopathy;<br />

BSE) 316<br />

major histocompatability complex<br />

(MHC) 193, 253, 267, 282,<br />

282<br />

malaria 275, 342–343, 343t, 350<br />

MALT. See mucosa-associated<br />

lymphoid tissue<br />

Marfan syndrome 11, 37, 59, 63<br />

mast cell 283<br />

allergic asthma 240<br />

allergic rhinitis 243<br />

antihistamine medications 247<br />

corticosteroid medications 256<br />

desensitization 258<br />

food allergies 260, 261<br />

histamine 266<br />

hypersensitivity reaction 268<br />

immune system 236<br />

leukotrienes 279<br />

SALT 295<br />

measles 253, 303, 304, 343, 350<br />

mechanical ventilation 214–215<br />

medications to treat cardiovascular<br />

disease 67, 76–84, 77t–86t<br />

meditation 92, 94, 205, 208<br />

megakaryocyte 119, 163<br />

memory B-cells 246, 251<br />

memory T-cells 253, 296<br />

meningitis 256, 318, 342, 343–344,<br />

349<br />

menopause 9, 10, 381<br />

metabolism 7–9, 24, 33, 326<br />

metastasis 120, 149, 151, 152, 384,<br />

390, 391<br />

methemoglobinemia 156–157<br />

methotrexate 258, 259, 270<br />

MHC. See major histocompatability<br />

complex<br />

microbe 344<br />

microinfarction 84<br />

microscopic polyangiitis 300t<br />

mind-body interactions 290, 387<br />

minerals <strong>and</strong> health 50, 118–119<br />

minimally invasive cardiac surgery<br />

86, 394<br />

mini-stroke. See transient ischemic<br />

attack<br />

modes <strong>of</strong> transmission. See<br />

transmission modes<br />

mold 271, 279, 327<br />

molecularly targeted therapies 368,<br />

384, 384, 384t, 397<br />

monoclonal antibodies (MAbs)<br />

283, 283t<br />

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

decisions 372<br />

DMARDs 258<br />

graft vs. host disease 264<br />

hypersensitivity reaction 270<br />

immune system 238<br />

immunotherapy 277<br />

oncogenes 384<br />

TNFs 297<br />

tumor suppressor genes 397<br />

monocyte 157<br />

granulocyte 139<br />

human ehrlichiosis 335<br />

immune response 272<br />

leukocyte 119–120<br />

lymph 120<br />

lymphocyte 152<br />

macrophage 282<br />

monokines 283<br />

phagocytosis 162<br />

monokines 283<br />

mononuclear phagocyte system<br />

162, 167, 282, 283–284<br />

mononucleosis, infectious 275,<br />

303, 323, 344–345<br />

mosquito bites 322, 324, 342<br />

mouth 197, 315, 332, 336, 346<br />

mucocutaneous lymph node<br />

syndrome. See Kawasaki disease<br />

mucosa 287–288, 319<br />

mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue<br />

(MALT) 284<br />

aging, effects on immune<br />

response 239<br />

allergic rhinitis 242<br />

Epstein-Barr virus 324<br />

immune system 235, 236<br />

immunoglobulin 275<br />

Peyer’s patches 289<br />

T-cell lymphocyte 296<br />

mucous membranes 283, 294–295,<br />

306, 349<br />

mucus 199, 202, 231, 233, 287<br />

multiple chemical sensitivity<br />

syndrome 190, 223, 284–285<br />

multiple myeloma 138, 148, 152,<br />

157–160, 158t, 372, 384<br />

mumps 345<br />

mutation<br />

adenocarcinoma 366<br />

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

cancer 364<br />

congenital heart disease 38<br />

LQTS 74–75<br />

oncogenes 384<br />

thalassemia 170<br />

tumor suppressor genes 397<br />

myasthenia gravis 120–121, 172<br />

Mycobacterium tuberculosis 269, 305,<br />

359, 360<br />

myelodysplasia syndrome 160<br />

myel<strong>of</strong>ibrosis 160–161, 164<br />

myeloma 275, 283<br />

myocardial cells 74–75, 81, 82, 88,<br />

111<br />

myocardial infarction 86–87<br />

angina pectoris 12<br />

apoB100 16–17<br />

cardiac enzymes 29<br />

cardiomyopathy 32<br />

heart attack 56<br />

heart sounds 60<br />

LVEF 72<br />

sudden cardiac death 108<br />

thrombolytic therapy 110, 111<br />

myocardial perfusion imaging 87<br />

myocarditis 31, 87–88, 322<br />

myocardium 88, 88t<br />

angina pectoris 11, 12<br />

aorta 16<br />

cardiac enzymes 29<br />

heart 4<br />

medications to treat<br />

cardiovascular disease 79<br />

myocardial infarction 86<br />

myocardial perfusion imaging 87<br />

TMLR 112<br />

myxoma 88<br />

N<br />

NALT. See nose-associated lymphoid<br />

tissue<br />

naphthoquinone. See vitamin K<br />

narrow therapeutic index (NTI)<br />

14–15, 76–78, 81, 83, 375<br />

nasal mucosa 243, 319<br />

natural immunity. See innate<br />

immunity<br />

natural killer (NK) cell 286<br />

cell-mediated immunity 253<br />

hypersensitivity reaction 268<br />

immune response 272<br />

immune system 236<br />

immunotherapy 276<br />

interferons 278<br />

lymphocyte 151<br />

nausea 57, 326, 352, 376, 387<br />

necrotizing fasciitis 346, 357<br />

Neisseria gonorrhoeae 329, 330<br />

nerve roots 316, 328, 332<br />

nervous system 63, 273, 355<br />

neuritis 322, 345

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