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