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 carcinoma Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pancreatic pseudocyst Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pancreatitis Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Panic disorder Pneumomediastinum Panic disorder with agoraphobia Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumonia - weakened immune system Pap smear Pneumothorax - infants Papule Poinsettia plant exposure Para-aminobenzoic acid Point tenderness - abdomen Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Poison control center - emergency number Paraffin poisoning Poison ivy - oak - sumac Parainfluenza Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Paranoid personality disorder Poison ivy itchiness Paraphimosis Poisoning - fish and shellfish Parapneumonic pleural effusion Poisoning first aid Paraquat poisoning Poisoning first aid Parathyroid adenoma Pokeweed poisoning Parathyroid biopsy Polio vaccine Parathyroid cancer Poliomyelitis Parathyroid gland removal Polyarteritis nodosa Parathyroid hyperplasia Polychromatophilia Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polycystic kidney disease Parkinson’s disease Polycystic ovary syndrome Parkinson’s disease - resources Polycythemia vera Paronychia Polydactyly Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) Polyhydramnios Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Polymorphic light eruption Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) Polymyalgia rheumatica Partial (focal) seizure Polymyositis - adult Partial knee replacement Polysomnography Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Pompe Disease Patches Porphyria Patent ductus arteriosus Porphyrins - blood Patent foramen ovale Porphyrins - urine Patent urachus repair Port-wine stain Pathological gambling Portacaval shunting PBG test Post-splenectomy syndrome Peak expiratory flow rate Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pectus carinatum Post-traumatic stress disorder Pectus excavatum Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury Pectus excavatum repair Posterior fossa tumor Pediatric Cardiology Postherpetic neuralgia Pediatric heart surgery Postpartum depression Pedicle Potassium - urine Pellagra Potassium carbonate poisoning Pelvic CT scan Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium in diet Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium test Pelvic laparoscopy Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pelvis MRI scan Potbellies and toddlers Pelvis x-ray Potter syndrome Pemphigus vulgaris PPD skin test Pencil erasers Prader-Willi syndrome Pencil swallowing 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 Pregnancy ultrasound Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram Premature ejaculation Percutaneous urinary procedures Premature infant Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Periactin overdose Premenstrual syndrome Perianal streptococcal cellulitis Prerenal azotemia Pericardial fluid culture Presbyopia Pericardial fluid Gram stain Preschooler development Pericardiocentesis Preschooler test or procedure preparation Pericarditis Pressure ulcer Pericarditis - after heart attack Preventing food poisoning Pericarditis - bacterial Preventive health care Pericarditis - constrictive Primary alveolar hypoventilation Perichondritis 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 Prostatitis - bacterial Personality disorders Prostatitis - nonbacterial Pertussis Prosthesis Pesticides Protein - urine Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Protein C PET scan Protein electrophoresis - serum Petit mal seizure Protein electrophoresis - urine Petroleum jelly overdose Protein in diet Petrositis Protein S Pets and the immunocompromised person Protein-losing enteropathy Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Prothrombin time (PT) Pharyngitis Proton therapy Pharyngitis - viral Protuberance Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Proximal Phencyclidine overdose Proximal renal tubular acidosis Phenindamine overdose Prune belly syndrome Pheniramine overdose PSA Phenobarbital overdose Pseudogout Phenothiazine overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenylbutazone overdose Pseudomembranous colitis Phenylketonuria Pseudotumor cerebri Phenytoin overdose Psittacosis Pheochromocytoma Psoriasis Philodendron poisoning Psoriasis - guttate Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Psoriasis - resources Phobia - simple/specific Psoriatic arthritis Phonological disorder Psychosis Phosphorus - blood Pterygium Phosphorus in diet PTH Photographic fixative poisoning PTH-related protein 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 - Children Pulmonary atresia Pick disease Pulmonary edema Pierre Robin syndrome Pulmonary embolus Pilonidal dimple Pulmonary function tests Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary Hypertension Pinguecula Pulmonary nocardiosis Pinna abnormalities and low-set ears Pulmonary tuberculosis Pinworm test Pulmonary valve stenosis Pinworms Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Piroxicam overdose Pulse Pituitary infarction Pulse - bounding Pituitary tumors 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 Plantar fasciitis Pyruvate kinase deficiency Plaque and tartar on teeth