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 polysaccharide vaccine Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - what you need to know Pap test Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Papule Pneumomediastinum Para-aminobenzoic acid Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Pneumonia - children - community acquired Paraffin poisoning Pneumonia - weakened immune system Parainfluenza Pneumothorax - infants Paranoid personality disorder Poinsettia plant exposure Paraphimosis Point tenderness - abdomen Parapneumonic pleural effusion Poison control center - emergency number Paraquat poisoning Poison ivy - oak - sumac Parathyroid adenoma Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Parathyroid biopsy Poison ivy itchiness Parathyroid cancer Poisoning - fish and shellfish Parathyroid gland removal Poisoning first aid Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test Poisoning first aid Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test Pokeweed poisoning Parathyroid hyperplasia Polio Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polio vaccine Parkinson disease Polio vaccine - what you need to know Parkinson disease - resources Polyarteritis nodosa Paronychia Polychromatophilia Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH) Polycystic kidney disease Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) Polycystic ovary syndrome Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) Polycythemia - newborn Partial (focal) seizure Polycythemia vera Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome Polydactyly Partial breast brachytherapy Polyhydramnios Partial breast radiation therapy - external beam Polymorphous light eruption Partial knee replacement Polymyalgia rheumatica Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) Polymyositis - adult Patches Polypharmacy Patent ductus arteriosus Polysomnography Patent foramen ovale Pompe Disease Patent urachus repair Pompholyx eczema PBG urine test Porphyria Peak expiratory flow rate Porphyrins - urine test Pectus carinatum Porphyrins blood test Pectus excavatum Port-wine stain Pectus excavatum repair Portacaval shunting Pediatric Cardiology Positive airway pressure treatment Pediatric heart surgery Post-splenectomy syndrome Pediatric sleep apnea Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pedicle Post-traumatic stress disorder Pellagra Posterior fossa tumor Pelvic CT scan Postherpetic neuralgia Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Postpartum depression Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium carbonate poisoning Pelvic laparoscopy Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal Potassium in diet Pelvis MRI scan Potassium test Pelvis x-ray Potassium urine test Pemphigus vulgaris Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pencil erasers Potbellies and toddlers Pencil swallowing Potter syndrome Penile cancer 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 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 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 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 urine test Pets and the immunocompromised person Protein-losing enteropathy 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 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 Pick disease Pulmonary nocardiosis Pierre Robin sequence Pulmonary tuberculosis Pilonidal sinus disease Pulmonary valve stenosis Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pinguecula Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Pinworm test Pulp Therapy Pinworms Pulse Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulse - bounding Piroxicam overdose Pulse - weak or absent Pituitary apoplexy Pupil - white spots Pituitary tumor Purpura Pityriasis alba Pustules Pityriasis rosea Pyloric stenosis - infant Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pyloroplasty Placenta abruption - definition Pyogenic granuloma Placenta previa Pyogenic liver abscess Placental insufficiency Pyruvate kinase blood test Plague Pyruvate kinase deficiency Plant fertilizer poisoning