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Index 427<br />

thromboangiitis obliterans<br />

(Buerger’s disease) 301t<br />

thrombocythemia 136, 152, 161,<br />

164, 170–171, 170t<br />

thrombocytopenia 148, 161, 164,<br />

171, 171–172, 171t<br />

thrombolytic medications 57,<br />

82–83, 83t, 86t<br />

thrombolytic therapy 107, 108,<br />

110–111, 110t, 225<br />

thrombosis. See blood clots<br />

thrush 309, 314<br />

thymectomy 121, 152, 172<br />

thymus 120–121, 123, 148, 172,<br />

172, 296<br />

TIA (transient ischemic attack) 22,<br />

111<br />

tick bites<br />

babesiosis 311<br />

encephalitis 322, 324<br />

human ehrlichiosis 335, 336<br />

Lyme disease 341, 342<br />

Rocky Mountain spotted fever<br />

350<br />

TMLR (transmyocardial laser<br />

revascularization) 12, 111–112<br />

TMP-SMZ. See trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole<br />

TNM system 392–393, 393t<br />

torsade de pointes 74, 82, 111<br />

toxic shock syndrome 357<br />

Toxoplasma gondii 357, 358<br />

toxoplasmosis 322, 357–358<br />

trachea 233–234<br />

alveolus 183<br />

auscultation 191<br />

breathing 193<br />

breath sounds 194<br />

bronchoscopy 197<br />

bronchus 197<br />

lungs 212<br />

oxygen therapy 217<br />

pleura 218<br />

positive airway pressure 223<br />

tracheostomy 234<br />

tracheostomy 217, 234<br />

transforming growth factors (TGFs)<br />

296–297<br />

transient ischemic attack (TIA) 22,<br />

111<br />

transmission modes 315, 358<br />

transmyocardial laser<br />

revascularization (TMLR) 12,<br />

111–112<br />

transposition <strong>of</strong> the great arteries<br />

(TGA) 6, 39<br />

trichomoniasis 358<br />

triglyceride blood level 64, 112,<br />

112t<br />

triglycerides 36, 65, 82<br />

trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole<br />

(TMP-SMZ) 320, 349, 353, 360<br />

trophozoite 307, 329<br />

tuberculosis 229, 230, 304, 305,<br />

359–360, 359t<br />

tumor, cancerous. See also<br />

adenocarcinoma<br />

adenoma-to-carcinoma<br />

transition 366<br />

angiogenesis inhibitor drugs 368<br />

blastoma 368–369<br />

cancer 364<br />

carcinoma 374–375<br />

lung cancer 208<br />

radiation therapy 388<br />

tumor, noncancerous (benign)<br />

adenocarcinoma 366<br />

adenoma-to-carcinoma<br />

transition 366<br />

blastoma 369<br />

fibroelastoma 55<br />

myxoma 88<br />

tumor markers 395<br />

tumor cells 286, 297<br />

tumor markers 373, 395–397,<br />

395t–396t<br />

tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) 237,<br />

259, 260, 297, 326<br />

tumor suppressor genes 397, 397t<br />

type 1 diabetes 238, 249<br />

type 2 diabetes 6, 49, 73, 102, 257<br />

type I hypersensitivity reaction<br />

(allergic reaction)<br />

allergic asthma 240<br />

allergic conjunctivitis 240–241<br />

allergic rhinitis 242<br />

anaphylaxis 244–245<br />

atopy 249<br />

desensitization 258<br />

gammaglobulin 263<br />

histamine 267<br />

hypersensitivity reaction 268,<br />

269t<br />

immunosuppressive therapy 276<br />

type II hypersensitivity reaction<br />

268–269, 269t<br />

type III hypersensitivity reaction<br />

269, 269t, 295–296<br />

type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity<br />

reaction (allergic reaction) 241,<br />

269, 269t<br />

typhoid fever 360<br />

U<br />

ultraviolet radiation 365, 382<br />

unconsciousness (syncope) 108–109<br />

urination 317, 330, 358<br />

urticaria 241, 269, 295<br />

US Centers for Disease Control <strong>and</strong><br />

Prevention (CDC) 219, 299<br />

US Environmental Protection<br />

Agency (EPA) 90, 192, 212<br />

US Food <strong>and</strong> Drug Administration<br />

(FDA) 159, 288, 368, 373<br />

US Occupational Safety <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />

Administration (OSHA) 183,<br />

192, 207, 229, 230<br />

V<br />

vaccine 298–299, 298t–299t<br />

active immunity 239<br />

antibody 245<br />

cancer vaccines 373<br />

immune system 237<br />

immunization 338<br />

immunotherapy 277<br />

infectious diseases 304, 305<br />

VACTERL 37–38, 40<br />

VADs. See ventricular assist devices<br />

vagina 328, 330, 336, 337<br />

vaginitis<br />

bacteria 311<br />

c<strong>and</strong>idiasis 315<br />

normal flora 347<br />

trichomoniasis 358<br />

valley fever. See coccidioidomycosis<br />

VALT. See vascular-associated<br />

lymphoid tissue<br />

valvular heart disease 113–114,<br />

113t<br />

echocardiogram 51<br />

endocardium 54<br />

fibroelastoma 55<br />

heart murmur 59<br />

heart sounds 60<br />

rheumatic heart disease 103<br />

varicella disease. See chickenpox<br />

varicella-zoster virus 221, 315,<br />

316, 332<br />

varicose veins 48, 114–115, 115,<br />

225<br />

vascular-associated lymphoid tissue<br />

(VALT) 284, 299<br />

vasculitis 200t, 249t, 299–302,<br />

300t–301t<br />

vasoconstrictors 83, 86t, 101, 230<br />

vasodilators 83–84, 84t, 86t, 99<br />

vein 115<br />

AVM 19–20

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