polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells
138, 235. See alsogranulocyte
polymyalgia rheumatica 301t
positive airway pressure 223
potassium channel blocker 18t,76,
82, 82t, 85 t
poultry 314, 333
pregnancy
cardiomyopathy 32
CMV 320
congenital heart disease 40
genital herpes 328–329
listeriosis 341
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 77, 78
rubella 351
toxoplasmosis 357, 358
preleukemia. Seemyelodysplasia
syndrome
premature ventricular contraction
(PVC) 51, 97–98, 100
prion 349–350
prodrome 332, 350
prostaglandins 289–290
allergic asthma 240
antihistamine medications 247
aspirin therapy 20
congenital heart disease 40
desensitization 258
fever 326
5ASA medications 260
food allergies 260
histamine 267
immune response 273
inflammation 277
NSAIDs 286, 287
platelet aggregation 163
prostate cancer 365, 372, 373,
381
prostate gland 290, 366
protozoa 329, 348, 350
psychoneuroimmunology 290
public health 305, 332, 343, 360,
363
pulmonary arteries 98
aging, cardiovascular changes
that occur with 10
aorta 16
congenital heart disease 39
heart 4
heart transplantation 62
lungs 212
pulmonary embolism 224, 225
pulmonary hypertension 98–99
pulmonary edema 182, 218,
223–224
pulmonary embolism 30, 78, 110,
136, 224–226
pulmonary fibrosis 184, 194, 195,
207, 219, 226
pulmonary hypertension 98–99,
98 t,182, 201, 213, 224, 228
pulmonary system 175–234, 176
pulmonary veins 4–5, 10, 39, 99,
115
pulse 4, 20, 29, 60, 99–100, 99 t
Purkinje fibers 4, 23, 25, 54
PVC. Seepremature ventricular
contraction
PVD. Seeperipheral vascular diseaseQ
quality of life
coping with cancer 377
living with allergies 279–280
living with cardiovascular
disease 73–74
living with chronic pulmonary
conditions 208
pain management in cancer
386–387R
rabies 350
radiation, environmental 365, 374
radiation therapy 388–390, 388 t
adult survivors of childhood
cancer 366, 367
bone marrow transplantation
133
cancer 365
cancer treatment options and
decisions 370, 372
carcinogen 374
immunoablation 274
immunodeficiency 274
leukemia 147
lifestyle and cancer 382
lung cancer 211
pain management in cancer
386, 387
sarcoma 391
radiofrequency ablation 18, 19, 23,
94, 101, 117
radioisotope 238, 388, 388t
radon exposure 212, 374, 382,
383
rales (crackles) 195, 224
rash
allergic dermatitis 241
Lyme disease 341–342
measles 343Rocky Mountain spotted fever
350
rubella 351
SALT 295
scarlet fever 352
Raynaud’s syndrome 101–102,
101 t
recombinant DNA 254, 278, 283
recurrence 390
red blood cells (RBCs). See
erythrocyte
remission 390
renal failure 125, 138, 324
reproductive system 346, 347
respiration rate 194, 214, 227, 227,
232
respiratory cycle 193, 212, 214,
227, 232
respiratory failure 227–228
ARDS 181
COPD 201
diphtheria 322
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
331
mechanical ventilation 214
oxygen saturation 216
pulmonary edema 224
pulmonary fibrosis 226
thoracotomy 233
restenosis 13, 45
reticulocyte 119, 165
retinopathy 66, 259, 368
retrovirus 305, 362
reverse transcriptase 334, 362
Reye’s syndrome 316
rheumatic heart disease 54, 103,
113, 114, 353–355
rheumatoid arthritis 291–292, 292 t
antiphospholipid antibodies 249
DMARDs 258
immune system 238
immunoglobulin 275
immunosuppressive medications
276
immunosuppressive therapy
276
inflammation 277
Sjögren’s syndrome 294
TNFs 297
Rh factor 129, 130, 246
Rickettsia rickettsii350, 351
right atrium 104, 225
right lymphatic duct 134, 149, 155,
165, 170
risk factors for cardiovascular
disease 102–103, 102 t424 Index