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 Plastic casting resin poisoning Pain medications - narcotics Plastic resin hardener poisoning Painful menstrual periods Platelet aggregation test Painful swallowing Platelet count Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Platelet-associated antibodies blood test Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Plethysmography Palatal myoclonus Pleural effusion Paleness Pleural fluid analysis Palpation Pleural fluid culture Palpebral slant - eye Pleural fluid Gram stain PAM Pleural fluid smear Pancreas divisum Pleural needle biopsy Pancreas transplant Pleurisy Pancreatic abscess Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatic cancer Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know Pancreatic pseudocyst Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pancreatitis Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - what you need to know Pancreatitis - children Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Panic disorder Pneumomediastinum Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) Pap test Pneumonia - weakened immune system Papule Pneumothorax - infants Para-aminobenzoic acid Poinsettia plant exposure Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Point tenderness - abdomen Paraffin poisoning Poison control center - emergency number Parainfluenza Poison ivy - oak - sumac Paranoid personality disorder Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Paraphimosis Poison ivy itchiness Parapneumonic pleural effusion Poisoning - fish and shellfish Paraquat poisoning Poisoning first aid Parathyroid adenoma Poisoning first aid Parathyroid biopsy Pokeweed poisoning Parathyroid cancer Polio Parathyroid gland removal Polio vaccine Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test Polio vaccine - what you need to know Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test Polyarteritis nodosa Parathyroid hyperplasia Polychromatophilia Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polycystic kidney disease Parkinson disease Polycystic ovary syndrome Parkinson disease - resources Polycythemia - newborn Paronychia Polycythemia vera Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) Polydactyly Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Polyhydramnios Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) Polymorphous light eruption Partial (focal) seizure Polymyalgia rheumatica Partial knee replacement Polymyositis - adult Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Polypharmacy Patches Polysomnography Patent ductus arteriosus Pompe Disease Patent foramen ovale Porphyria Patent urachus repair Porphyrins - blood test PBG urine test Porphyrins - urine Peak expiratory flow rate Port-wine stain Pectus carinatum Portacaval shunting Pectus excavatum Post-splenectomy syndrome Pectus excavatum repair Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pediatric Cardiology Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric heart surgery Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury Pediatric sleep apnea 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 Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal Potassium urine test Pelvis MRI scan Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pelvis x-ray Potbellies and toddlers Pemphigus vulgaris Potter syndrome Pencil erasers PPD skin test Pencil swallowing Prader-Willi syndrome Penis Precocious puberty Penis care (uncircumcised) Preeclampsia Penis pain Pregnancy - health risks Pentazocine overdose Pregnancy - identifying fertile days Pentobarbital overdose Pregnancy and herpes Peppermint oil overdose Pregnancy and the flu Peptic ulcer Pregnancy care Percussion Pregnancy test Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram Pregnancy ultrasound Percutaneous urinary procedures Premature ejaculation Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Premature infant Periactin overdose Premenstrual breast changes Perianal streptococcal cellulitis Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Pericardial fluid culture Premenstrual syndrome Pericardial fluid Gram stain Prerenal azotemia Pericardiocentesis Presbyopia Pericarditis Preschooler development Pericarditis - after heart attack Preschooler test or procedure preparation Pericarditis - bacterial Pressure ulcer Pericarditis - constrictive Preventing food poisoning Perichondritis Preventive health care Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease Primary alveolar hypoventilation Periodontitis Primary amyloidosis Perioral dermatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Periorbital cellulitis Primary hyperparathyroidism Periosteum Primary lymphoma of the brain Peripartum cardiomyopathy Primary thrombocythemia Peripheral Proctitis Peripheral arterial line - infants Progeria Peripheral artery bypass - leg Prognathism Peripheral artery disease - legs Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Peripheral intravenous line - infants Progressive supranuclear palsy Peripheral neuropathy Prolactin blood test Perirenal abscess Prolactinoma Peristalsis Proliferation Peritoneal fluid analysis Promethazine overdose Peritoneal fluid culture Propane poisoning Peritonitis Propoxyphene overdose Peritonitis - secondary Propyl alcohol Peritonitis - spontaneous Prostate biopsy Peritonsillar abscess Prostate brachytherapy Periventricular leukomalacia Prostate cancer Pernicious anemia Prostate cancer - resources Persistent depressive disorder Prostate resection - minimally invasive Personality disorders Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test Pertussis Prostatitis - bacterial Pesticides Prostatitis - nonbacterial Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Prosthesis PET scan Protein C blood test Petroleum jelly overdose Protein electrophoresis - serum Petrositis Protein electrophoresis - urine Pets and the immunocompromised person Protein in diet Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Protein S blood test Pharyngitis - sore throat Protein urine test Pharyngitis - viral Protein-losing enteropathy Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Prothrombin time (PT) Phencyclidine overdose Proton therapy Phenindamine overdose Protuberance Pheniramine overdose Proximal Phenobarbital overdose Proximal renal tubular acidosis Phenothiazine overdose Prune belly syndrome 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 Ptosis - infants and children Photophobia Puberty and adolescence Physical activity Pubic lice Physical exam frequency Pulmonary actinomycosis Physical examination Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Physical medicine and rehabilitation Pulmonary angiography Physician Assistant profession (PA) Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula Pica Pulmonary aspergilloma PICC Line - 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