EPO. Seeerythropoiesis;
erythropoietin
EPS (electrophysiology study) 53
Epstein-Barr virus 221, 303,
323–324, 324 t,344, 345
erythrocyte 137
aging, changes in the blood and
lymph that occur with 123,
124
anemia 124, 125
antigen 246
babesiosis 311
blood and lymph 119
blood disorders 121
blood vessels 5
capillary beds 27
E. coliinfection 324
hematopoiesis 140
hemoglobin 142
hemolysis 143
leukocyte 148
malaria 342
monocyte 157
myelofibrosis 160
oxygen-carbon dioxide
exchange 216
polycythemia vera 164
reticulocyte 165
sickle cell disease 165
thalassemia 169
erythromycin 341, 349, 353
erythropoiesis (EPO) 125,
140–141, 167
erythropoietin (EPO) 125, 132,
137–138,148, 157, 160
Escherichia coliinfection 324–325,
327
Escherichia coliO157:H7 311, 324
estrogens 10, 372, 381
etoposide 376, 376t
exercise and health
aerobic fitness 9, 9 t
body shape and cardiovascular
health 25
CABG 43
cardiac rehabilitation 30–31
cardiomyopathy 33
DVT 48
heart rate 60
intermittent claudication 69
lifestyle and cardiovascular
health 73
living with chronic pulmonary
conditions 207
physical exercise and
cardiovascular health 97
pulse 100
PVD 96
rheumatoid arthritis 291F
FDA. SeeUS Food and Drug
Administration
fever 236, 326,338. See also specific
fevers, e.g.:typhoid fever
fibrillation 17, 23, 116
fibrin 83, 110
fibrinogens 49, 110
fibroelastoma 55
fibrosis 183, 216, 223, 229, 291
5-aminosalicylate (5ASA)
medications 260, 260 t
flavonoids 379t
flu. Seeinfluenza
fluoroscopy 12, 13, 28, 53
folic acid 40, 64, 125, 126, 379t
fondaparinux (Arixtra) 14, 15t,78,
78 t
food allergies 236, 244, 258,
260–262, 261 t, 269
foodborne illnesses 261, 311–313,
326–327, 327 t,348. See also
waterborne illnesses; specific
foodborne illnesses, e.g.:
salmonellosis
food poisoning. Seefoodborne
illnesses
formaldehyde 365, 392
free radicals 50, 376
fungal infection. Seeyeast infection;
specific infections, e.g.:candidiasis
fungus 308–309, 327, 327 t,
346–347G
GAD. Seegeneralized anxiety
disorder
Galen 6, 121, 122
gallop 55
GALT. Seegut-associated lymphoid
tissue
gammaglobulin 239, 263,275, 289
gastroesophageal reflux disorder
(GERD) 188, 201, 202, 267
gastrointestinal bleeding 20, 204
gastrointestinal tract 263, 265,
306–307, 346, 347, 366
gene, tumor suppressor 397
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
257, 284–285
genetic code 305, 330
genetic counseling 144, 170genetic disorders
blood disorders 121
cardiomyopathy 31, 32
congenital heart disease 37–40
cystic fibrosis and the lungs 201
hemophilia 143, 144
heredity and heart disease 63
immune disorders 272
methemoglobinemia 157
SCID 294
von Willebrand’s disease 174
genetic predisposition 114, 145,
193, 216, 241, 243
genetic testing 33, 170, 202, 369
genital herpes 327–329, 328 t, 332
GERD. Seegastroesophageal reflux
disorder
German measles. Seerubella
giant-cell arteritis 300t
giardiasis 329, 329 t
ginger 243, 376
glucose 49, 118, 120
goldenseal 76, 237, 239
gonorrhea 329–330, 330 t
grading, of cancer 393, 393t
graft vs.host disease 263–265, 264 t
bone marrow transplantation
133
cell-mediated immunity 253
complement cascade 255
corticosteroid medications 256
HLAs 267
immunosuppressive medications
276
immunosuppressive therapy
276
MHC 282
granulocyte 138–139
granuloma 265
human ehrlichiosis 335
immune system 235
leukocyte 120
lymph 120
lymphocyte 152
neutropenia 161
granuloma 265,269, 282, 293,
359, 360
Graves’ disease 172, 249
Greece, ancient 6, 76, 304
green tea 237, 297
group A beta-hemolytic
streptococcal bacteria 352, 354,
357
G6PD deficiency 157, 351
gut-associated lymphoid tissue
(GALT) 265,284, 289Index 413