Health Encyclopedia: P A-Z 1 2 5 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Paget’s disease of the bone Plasma amino acids Pain medications - narcotics Plastic casting resin poisoning Painful menstrual periods Plastic resin hardener poisoning Painful swallowing Platelet aggregation test Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Platelet associated antibodies Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Platelet count Palatal myoclonus Plethysmography Paleness Pleural effusion Palpation Pleural fluid analysis Palpebral slant - eye Pleural fluid culture PAM Pleural fluid Gram stain Pancreas divisum Pleural fluid smear Pancreas transplant Pleural needle biopsy Pancreatic abscess Pleurisy Pancreatic cancer Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pancreatic pseudocyst Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - what you need to know Pancreatitis Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Panic disorder Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - what you need to know Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pap smear Pneumomediastinum Papule Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) Para-aminobenzoic acid Pneumonia - weakened immune system Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Pneumothorax - infants Paraffin poisoning Poinsettia plant exposure Parainfluenza Point tenderness - abdomen Paranoid personality disorder Poison control center - emergency number Paraphimosis Poison ivy - oak - sumac Parapneumonic pleural effusion Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Paraquat poisoning Poison ivy itchiness Parathyroid adenoma Poisoning - fish and shellfish Parathyroid biopsy Poisoning first aid Parathyroid cancer Poisoning first aid Parathyroid gland removal Pokeweed poisoning Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test Polio vaccine Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test Polio vaccine - what you need to know Parathyroid hyperplasia Poliomyelitis Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polyarteritis nodosa Parkinson disease Polychromatophilia Parkinson’s disease - resources Polycystic kidney disease Paronychia Polycystic ovary syndrome Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) Polycythemia vera Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Polydactyly Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) Polyhydramnios Partial (focal) seizure Polymorphic light eruption Partial knee replacement Polymyalgia rheumatica Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Polymyositis - adult Patches Polysomnography Patent ductus arteriosus Pompe Disease Patent foramen ovale Porphyria Patent urachus repair Porphyrins - blood Pathological gambling Porphyrins - urine PBG test Port-wine stain Peak expiratory flow rate Portacaval shunting Pectus carinatum Post-splenectomy syndrome Pectus excavatum Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pectus excavatum repair Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric Cardiology Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury Pediatric heart surgery Posterior fossa tumor Pedicle Postherpetic neuralgia Pellagra Postpartum depression Pelvic CT scan Potassium carbonate poisoning Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium in diet Pelvic laparoscopy Potassium test Pelvis MRI scan Potassium urine test Pelvis x-ray Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pemphigus vulgaris Potbellies and toddlers Pencil erasers Potter syndrome Pencil swallowing PPD skin test Penis Prader-Willi syndrome Penis care (uncircumcised) Precocious puberty Penis pain Preeclampsia Pentazocine overdose Pregnancy - health risks Pentobarbital overdose Pregnancy - identifying fertile days Peppermint oil overdose Pregnancy and herpes Peptic ulcer Pregnancy and the flu Percussion Pregnancy care Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram Pregnancy test Percutaneous urinary procedures Premature ejaculation Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Premature infant Periactin overdose Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Perianal streptococcal cellulitis Premenstrual syndrome Pericardial fluid culture Prerenal azotemia Pericardial fluid Gram stain Presbyopia Pericardiocentesis Preschooler development Pericarditis Preschooler test or procedure preparation Pericarditis - after heart attack Pressure ulcer Pericarditis - bacterial Preventing food poisoning Pericarditis - constrictive Preventive health care Perichondritis Primary alveolar hypoventilation Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease Primary amyloidosis Periodontitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Perioral dermatitis Primary hyperparathyroidism Periorbital cellulitis Primary lymphoma of the brain Periosteum Primary thrombocythemia Peripartum cardiomyopathy Proctitis Peripheral Progeria Peripheral arterial line - infants Prognathism Peripheral artery bypass - leg Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Peripheral artery disease - legs Progressive supranuclear palsy Peripheral intravenous line - infants Prolactin Peripheral neuropathy Prolactinoma Perirenal abscess Proliferation Peristalsis Promethazine overdose Peritoneal fluid analysis Propane poisoning Peritoneal fluid culture Propoxyphene overdose Peritonitis Propyl alcohol Peritonitis - secondary Prostate brachytherapy Peritonitis - spontaneous Prostate cancer Peritonsillar abscess Prostate cancer - resources Periventricular leukomalacia Prostate resection - minimally invasive Pernicious anemia Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test Personality disorders Prostatitis - bacterial Pertussis Prostatitis - nonbacterial Pesticides Prosthesis Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Protein C PET scan Protein electrophoresis - serum Petroleum jelly overdose Protein electrophoresis - urine Petrositis Protein in diet Pets and the immunocompromised person Protein S Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Protein urine test Pharyngitis - sore throat Protein-losing enteropathy Pharyngitis - viral Prothrombin time (PT) Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Proton therapy Phencyclidine overdose Protuberance Phenindamine overdose Proximal Pheniramine overdose Proximal renal tubular acidosis Phenobarbital overdose Prune belly syndrome Phenothiazine overdose Pseudogout Phenylbutazone overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenylketonuria Pseudomembranous colitis Phenytoin overdose Pseudotumor cerebri Pheochromocytoma Psittacosis Philodendron poisoning Psoriasis Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Psoriasis - guttate Phobia - simple/specific Psoriasis - resources Phonological disorder Psoriatic arthritis Phosphorus blood test Psychosis Phosphorus in diet Pterygium Photographic fixative poisoning Puberty and adolescence Photophobia Pubic lice Physical activity Pulmonary actinomycosis Physical exam frequency Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Physical examination Pulmonary angiography Physical medicine and rehabilitation Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula Physician Assistant profession (PA) Pulmonary aspergilloma Pica Pulmonary atresia PICC Line - Children Pulmonary edema Pick disease Pulmonary embolus Pierre Robin syndrome Pulmonary function tests Pilonidal dimple Pulmonary hypertension Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary nocardiosis Pinguecula Pulmonary tuberculosis Pinna abnormalities and low-set ears Pulmonary valve stenosis Pinworm test Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pinworms Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulp Therapy Piroxicam overdose Pulse Pituitary apoplexy Pulse - bounding Pituitary tumor Pulse - weak or absent Pityriasis alba Pupil - white spots Pityriasis rosea Purpura Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pustules Placenta abruptio Pyloric stenosis Placenta previa Pyloroplasty Placental insufficiency Pyogenic granuloma Plague Pyogenic liver abscess Plant fertilizer poisoning Pyruvate kinase blood test Plantar fasciitis Pyruvate kinase deficiency Plaque and tartar on teeth