omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 90
platelet aggregation 163
PVD 96
TIA 111
atopic rhinits. Seeallergic rhinitis
atopy 190, 249
atria
atrial fibrillation 22–23
cardiac cycle 28, 29
heart 4
myxoma 88
PAT 94
Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome 116–117
atrial fibrillation 22–23
arrhythmia 17
cardioversion 34
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 76, 82
palpitations 94
pulmonary embolism 225
atrial septal defect (ASD) 38–40,
59
atrioventricular (AV) node 23
bundle of His 26
cardiac cycle 28–29
heart 4
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 81
PAT 94
SA node 104
ATT deficiency. Seealpha-1-
antitrypsin deficiency
auscultation 191
asbestosis 185
atelectasis 190
bronchiectasis 196
bronchitis 196
pleurisy 219
pulmonary edema 224
autoantibody (antimitochondrial
antibodies) 248–249
autocrine activity 257, 290
autoimmune disorders 249–250,
249 t
aging, effects on immune
response 239
antiphospholipid antibodies 249
B-cell lymphocyte 251
complement cascade 255
DMARDs 258
5ASA medications 260
HLAs 267
immune system 236, 238
immunoablation 274
immunodeficiency 274
immunoglobulin 275
immunosuppressive medications
276
immunosuppressive therapy 276
immunotherapy 276
living with immune disorders
280
myocarditis 87
neutropenia 161
SALT 295
sarcoidosis 293–294
Sjögren’s syndrome 294–295
SLE 295–296
thymectomy 172
thymus 120–121, 172
TNFs 297
vasculitis 299–302
autologous donation. Seeblood
autodonation
automated external defibrillator
(AED) 23,27, 47
AVM. Seearteriovenous
malformation
AV node. Seeatrioventricular nodeB
babesiosis 311, 311 t
bacteria 311–312, 312 t,346–347
BALT. Seebronchus-associated
lymphoid tissue
basophil 120, 138, 278
B-cell lymphocyte 251. See also
plasma cells
aging, effects on immune
response 239
allergy 243
antibody 245
antibody-mediated immunity
246
antigen 246–247
BALT 251
bone marrow 119
clusters of differentiation 254
CVID 255
Epstein-Barr virus 323–324
immune system 235, 236
immunization 338
immunoglobulin 275
lymphocyte 151
lymphokines 281
lymphoma 152
MALT 284
mononucleosis, infectious 344
NALT 287
Peyer’s patches 289T-cell lymphocyte 296
Behçet’s syndrome 299t
Benadryl. Seediphenhydramine
benign tumor. Seetumor,
noncancerous
berylliosis 183, 185, 192–193, 193 t,
198, 219
beta blocker
arrhythmia 18t
atrial fibrillation 23
hypertension 67
LQTS 74
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 79, 80t,
85 t
valvular heart disease 114
bile 119, 143
bile acid sequestrants 81, 81t
biological response modifier 148,
155, 160. See alsoimmunotherapy
bioterrorism 310, 354
birth control pills. Seeoral
contraception
birth defects 19–20, 37, 64, 351,
357
blastoma 368–369, 369 t
blood 127. See alsoblood and
lymph
aging, changes in the blood and
lymph that occur with
123–124
albumin 124
anemia 124–126
antibody 245
blood and lymph 118
bone marrow 132
breathing 193
cardiac output 29–30
cardiovascular system 1
coronary arteries 41
erythrocytes 119
food allergies 260
gammaglobulin 263
heart 4, 56
hemapheresis 141
homocysteine 64
immune system 235
oxygen-carbon dioxide
exchange 216
oxygen saturation 216
oxygen therapy 217
phlebotomy 162
plasma 162
pleural effusion 218
pulmonary embolism 224
Raynaud’s syndrome 101406 Index