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 disease of the bone Plague Pain medications - narcotics Plant fertilizer poisoning Painful menstrual periods Plantar fasciitis Painful swallowing Plaque and tartar on teeth Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Plasma amino acids Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Plastic casting resin poisoning Palatal myoclonus Plastic resin hardener poisoning Paleness Platelet aggregation test Palpation Platelet antibodies blood test Palpebral slant - eye Platelet count PAM Plethysmography Pancreas divisum Pleural effusion Pancreas transplant Pleural fluid analysis Pancreatic abscess Pleural fluid culture Pancreatic cancer Pleural fluid Gram stain Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pleural fluid smear Pancreatic pseudocyst Pleural needle biopsy Pancreatitis Pleurisy Pancreatitis - children Plummer-Vinson syndrome Panic disorder Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Panniculectomy Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumococcal meningitis Pap test Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Papule Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - what you need to know Para-aminobenzoic acid Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Pneumomediastinum Paraffin poisoning Pneumonia - weakened immune system Parainfluenza Pneumonia in children - community acquired Paranoid personality disorder Pneumothorax - infants Paraphimosis Poinsettia plant exposure Parapneumonic pleural effusion Point tenderness - abdomen Paraquat poisoning Poison control center - emergency number Parathyroid adenoma Poison ivy - oak - sumac Parathyroid biopsy Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Parathyroid cancer Poison ivy itchiness Parathyroid gland removal Poisoning - fish and shellfish Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test Poisoning first aid Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test Poisoning first aid Parathyroid hyperplasia Pokeweed poisoning Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polio Parkinson disease Polio vaccine Parkinson disease - resources Polio vaccine - what you need to know Paronychia Polyarteritis nodosa Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) Polychromatophilia Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Polycystic kidney disease Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) Polycystic ovary syndrome Partial (focal) seizure Polycythemia - newborn Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome Polycythemia vera Partial breast brachytherapy Polydactyly Partial breast radiation therapy - external beam Polyhydramnios Partial knee replacement Polymorphous light eruption Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Polymyalgia rheumatica Patches Polymyositis - adult Patchy skin color Polyp biopsy Patent ductus arteriosus Polypharmacy Patent foramen ovale Polysomnography Patent urachus repair Pompe Disease PBG urine test Pompholyx eczema Peak expiratory flow rate Porphyria Pectus carinatum Porphyrins blood test Pectus excavatum Porphyrins urine test Pectus excavatum repair Port-wine stain Pediatric Bowel Management Program Portacaval shunting Pediatric Burn Program Positional Plagiocephaly Pediatric Cardiology Positive airway pressure treatment Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Program Post-splenectomy syndrome Pediatric Global Surgery Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric heart surgery Posterior fossa tumor Pediatric pituitary and skull base services Postherpetic neuralgia Pediatric sleep apnea Postpartum depression Pediatric Surgical Oncology Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pedicle Potassium carbonate poisoning Pellagra Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic CT scan Potassium in diet Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium test Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium urine test Pelvic laparoscopy Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pelvic Organ Prolapse Potbellies and toddlers Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal Potter syndrome Pelvis MRI scan PPD skin test Pelvis x-ray Prader-Willi syndrome Pemphigus vulgaris Pre-Operative Assessment Pencil eraser swallowing Precocious puberty Pencil swallowing Preeclampsia Penile cancer Pregnancy - health risks Penis Pregnancy - identifying fertile days Penis care (uncircumcised) Pregnancy and herpes Penis pain Pregnancy and the flu Pentazocine overdose Pregnancy care Pentobarbital overdose Pregnancy test Peppermint oil overdose Premature ejaculation Peptic ulcer Premature infant Percussion Premature Ovarian Failure Percutaneous kidney procedures Premenstrual breast changes Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Premenstrual syndrome Periactin overdose Prerenal azotemia Perianal streptococcal cellulitis Presbyopia Pericardial fluid culture Preschooler development Pericardial fluid Gram stain Preschooler test or procedure preparation Pericardiocentesis Preventing food poisoning Pericarditis Preventive health care Pericarditis - after heart attack Primary alveolar hypoventilation Pericarditis - bacterial Primary amyloidosis Pericarditis - constrictive Primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism Perichondritis Primary biliary cirrhosis Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease Primary hyperparathyroidism Periodontitis Primary lymphoma of the brain Perioral dermatitis Prochlorperazine overdose Periorbital cellulitis Proctitis Periosteum Progeria Peripartum cardiomyopathy Prognathism Peripheral Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Peripheral arterial line - infants Progressive supranuclear palsy Peripheral artery bypass - leg Prolactin blood test Peripheral artery disease - legs Prolactinoma Peripheral intravenous line - infants Proliferation Peripheral neuropathy Promethazine overdose Perirenal abscess Propane poisoning Peristalsis Propoxyphene overdose Peritoneal fluid analysis Propyl alcohol Peritoneal fluid culture Prostate biopsy Peritonitis Prostate brachytherapy Peritonitis - secondary Prostate cancer Peritonitis - spontaneous bacterial Prostate cancer - resources Peritonsillar abscess Prostate resection - minimally invasive Periventricular leukomalacia Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test Pernicious anemia Prostatitis - bacterial Persistent depressive disorder Prostatitis - nonbacterial Personality disorders Prosthesis Pertussis Protein C blood test Pesticides Protein electrophoresis - serum Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Protein in diet PET scan Protein S blood test PET scan for breast cancer Protein-losing enteropathy Petroleum jelly overdose Prothrombin deficiency Petrositis Prothrombin time (PT) Pets and the immunocompromised person Proton therapy Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Protuberance Pharyngitis - sore throat Proximal Pharyngitis - viral Proximal renal tubular acidosis Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Prune belly syndrome Phencyclidine overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenindamine overdose Pseudomembranous colitis Pheniramine overdose Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome Phenobarbital overdose Psittacosis Phenothiazine overdose Psoriasis Phenylbutazone overdose Psoriasis - resources Phenylketonuria Psoriatic arthritis Phenytoin overdose Psychosis Pheochromocytoma Pterygium Philodendron poisoning Ptosis - infants and children Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Puberty and adolescence Phobia - simple/specific Pubic lice Phonological disorder Pulmonary actinomycosis Phosphorus blood test Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Phosphorus in diet Pulmonary angiography Photographic fixative poisoning Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula Photophobia Pulmonary aspergilloma Physical activity Pulmonary atresia Physical exam frequency Pulmonary edema Physical examination Pulmonary embolus Physical medicine and rehabilitation Pulmonary function tests Physician Assistant profession (PA) Pulmonary hypertension Pica Pulmonary nocardiosis PICC Line - Children Pulmonary tuberculosis Pierre Robin sequence Pulmonary valve stenosis Pilonidal Care Program Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pilonidal sinus disease Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Pine oil poisoning Pulp Therapy Pinguecula Pulse Pinworm test Pulse - bounding Pinworms Pulse - weak or absent Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pupil - white spots Piroxicam overdose Purpura Pituitary apoplexy Pustules Pituitary tumor Pyloric stenosis in infants Pityriasis alba Pyloroplasty Pityriasis rosea Pyogenic granuloma Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pyogenic liver abscess Placenta abruption - definition Pyruvate kinase blood test Placenta previa Pyruvate kinase deficiency Placental insufficiency