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