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 complications Pediatric Global Surgery Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric heart surgery Posterior fossa tumor Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Program Postherpetic neuralgia Pediatric pituitary and skull base services Postpartum depression Pediatric sleep apnea Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pediatric Surgical Oncology Potassium carbonate poisoning Pedicle Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pellagra Potassium in diet Pelvic CT scan Potassium test Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium urine test Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pelvic laparoscopy Potbellies and toddlers Pelvic Organ Prolapse Potter syndrome Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal PPD skin test Pelvis MRI scan Prader-Willi syndrome Pelvis x-ray Pre-Operative Assessment Pemphigus vulgaris Precocious puberty Pencil eraser swallowing Preeclampsia Pencil swallowing Pregnancy - health risks Penile cancer Pregnancy - identifying fertile days Penile Vibratory Stimulation Pregnancy and herpes Penis Pregnancy and the flu Penis care (uncircumcised) Pregnancy care Penis pain Pregnancy test Pentazocine overdose Premature ejaculation Pentobarbital overdose Premature infant Peppermint oil overdose Premature ovarian failure Peptic ulcer Premenstrual breast changes Percussion Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Percutaneous kidney procedures Premenstrual syndrome Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram Prerenal azotemia Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants Presbyopia Periactin overdose Preschooler development Perianal streptococcal cellulitis Preschooler test or procedure preparation Pericardial fluid culture Preventing food poisoning Pericardial fluid Gram stain Preventive health care Pericardiocentesis Primary alveolar hypoventilation Pericarditis Primary amyloidosis Pericarditis - after heart attack Primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism Pericarditis - bacterial Primary biliary cirrhosis Pericarditis - constrictive Primary hyperparathyroidism Perichondritis Primary lymphoma of the brain Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease Prochlorperazine overdose Periodontitis Proctitis Perioral dermatitis Progeria Periorbital cellulitis Prognathism Periosteum Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Peripartum cardiomyopathy Progressive supranuclear palsy Peripheral Prolactin blood test Peripheral arterial line - infants Prolactinoma Peripheral artery bypass - leg Proliferation Peripheral artery disease - legs Promethazine overdose Peripheral intravenous line - infants Propane poisoning Peripheral neuropathy Propoxyphene overdose Perirenal abscess Propyl alcohol Peristalsis Prostate biopsy Peritoneal fluid analysis Prostate brachytherapy Peritoneal fluid culture Prostate cancer Peritonitis Prostate cancer - resources Peritonitis - secondary Prostate resection - minimally invasive Peritonitis - spontaneous bacterial Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test Peritonsillar abscess Prostatitis - bacterial Periventricular leukomalacia Prostatitis - nonbacterial Pernicious anemia Prosthesis Persistent depressive disorder Prosthetic graft Personality disorders Protein C blood test Pertussis Protein electrophoresis - serum Pesticides Protein in diet Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Protein S blood test PET scan Protein-losing enteropathy PET scan for breast cancer Prothrombin deficiency Petroleum jelly overdose Prothrombin time (PT) Petrositis Proton therapy Pets and the immunocompromised person Protuberance Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Provisional tic disorder Pharyngitis - sore throat Proximal Pharyngitis - viral Proximal renal tubular acidosis Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Prune belly syndrome Phencyclidine overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenindamine overdose Pseudomembranous colitis Pheniramine overdose Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome Phenobarbital overdose Psittacosis Phenothiazine overdose Psoriasis Phenylbutazone overdose Psoriasis - resources Phenylketonuria Psoriatic arthritis Phenytoin overdose Psychosis Pheochromocytoma Pterygium Philodendron poisoning Ptosis - infants and children Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Puberty and adolescence Phobia - simple/specific Pubic lice Phonological disorder Pulmonary actinomycosis Phosphorus blood test Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Phosphorus in diet Pulmonary angiography Photographic fixative poisoning Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula Photophobia Pulmonary aspergilloma Physical activity Pulmonary atresia Physical exam frequency Pulmonary edema Physical examination Pulmonary embolus Physical medicine and rehabilitation Pulmonary function tests Physician Assistant profession (PA) Pulmonary hypertension Pica Pulmonary nocardiosis PICC Line - Children Pulmonary tuberculosis Pierre Robin sequence Pulmonary valve stenosis Pilonidal Care Program Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pilonidal sinus disease Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Pine oil poisoning Pulp Therapy Pinguecula Pulse Pinworm test Pulse - bounding Pinworms Pulse - weak or absent Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pupil - white spots Piroxicam overdose Purpura Pituitary apoplexy Pustules Pituitary tumor Pyloric stenosis in infants Pityriasis alba Pyloroplasty Pityriasis rosea Pyogenic granuloma Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pyogenic liver abscess Placenta abruption - definition Pyruvate kinase blood test Placenta previa Pyruvate kinase deficiency Placental insufficiency