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 Plaque and tartar on teeth Pain medications - narcotics Plasma amino acids Painful menstrual periods Plastic casting resin poisoning Painful swallowing Plastic resin hardener poisoning Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Platelet aggregation test Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Platelet antibodies blood test Palatal myoclonus Platelet count Paleness Plethysmography Palpation Pleural effusion Palpebral slant - eye Pleural fluid analysis PAM Pleural fluid culture Pancreas divisum Pleural fluid Gram stain Pancreas transplant Pleural fluid smear Pancreatic abscess Pleural needle biopsy Pancreatic cancer Pleurisy Pancreatic islet cell tumor Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatic pseudocyst Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pancreatitis Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know Pancreatitis - children Pneumococcal meningitis Panic disorder Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Panniculectomy Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - what you need to know Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pap test Pneumomediastinum Papule Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) 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 Positive airway pressure treatment Pediatric Cardiology Post-splenectomy syndrome Pediatric heart surgery Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric sleep apnea Posterior fossa tumor Pedicle Postherpetic neuralgia Pellagra Postpartum depression Pelvic CT scan Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium carbonate poisoning Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic laparoscopy Potassium in diet Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal Potassium test Pelvis MRI scan Potassium urine test Pelvis x-ray Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pemphigus vulgaris Potbellies and toddlers Pencil eraser swallowing Potter syndrome Pencil swallowing PPD skin test Penile cancer 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 Premature ejaculation Percutaneous urinary procedures Premature infant Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Premature Ovarian Failure 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 deficiency Pharyngitis - sore throat Prothrombin time (PT) Pharyngitis - viral Proton therapy Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Protuberance Phencyclidine overdose Proximal Phenindamine overdose Proximal renal tubular acidosis Pheniramine overdose Prune belly syndrome Phenobarbital overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenothiazine overdose Pseudomembranous colitis Phenylbutazone overdose Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome Phenylketonuria Psittacosis Phenytoin overdose Psoriasis Pheochromocytoma Psoriasis - resources Philodendron poisoning Psoriatic arthritis Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Psychosis Phobia - simple/specific Pterygium Phonological disorder Ptosis - infants and children Phosphorus blood test Puberty and adolescence Phosphorus in diet Pubic lice Photographic fixative poisoning Pulmonary actinomycosis Photophobia Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Physical activity Pulmonary angiography Physical exam frequency Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula Physical examination Pulmonary aspergilloma Physical medicine and rehabilitation Pulmonary atresia Physician Assistant profession (PA) Pulmonary edema Pica Pulmonary embolus PICC Line - Children Pulmonary function tests Pierre Robin sequence Pulmonary hypertension Pilonidal sinus disease Pulmonary nocardiosis Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary tuberculosis Pinguecula Pulmonary valve stenosis Pinworm test Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pinworms Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulp Therapy Piroxicam overdose Pulse Pituitary apoplexy Pulse - bounding Pituitary tumor Pulse - weak or absent Pityriasis alba Pupil - white spots Pityriasis rosea Purpura Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pustules Placenta abruption - definition Pyloric stenosis - infant Placenta previa Pyloroplasty Placental insufficiency Pyogenic granuloma Plague Pyogenic liver abscess Plant fertilizer poisoning Pyruvate kinase blood test Plantar fasciitis Pyruvate kinase deficiency