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what you need to know Panic disorder Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumomediastinum Pap test Pneumonia - adults (community acquired) Papule Pneumonia - weakened immune system Para-aminobenzoic acid Pneumothorax - infants Paradichlorobenzene poisoning Poinsettia plant exposure Paraffin poisoning Point tenderness - abdomen Parainfluenza Poison control center - emergency number Paranoid personality disorder Poison ivy - oak - sumac Paraphimosis Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash Parapneumonic pleural effusion Poison ivy itchiness Paraquat poisoning Poisoning - fish and shellfish Parathyroid adenoma Poisoning first aid Parathyroid biopsy Poisoning first aid Parathyroid cancer Pokeweed poisoning Parathyroid gland removal Polio Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test Polio vaccine Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test Polio vaccine - what you need to know Parathyroid hyperplasia Polyarteritis nodosa Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome Polychromatophilia Parkinson disease Polycystic kidney disease Parkinson disease - 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abdominal Potassium urine test Pelvis MRI scan Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts Pelvis x-ray Potbellies and toddlers Pemphigus vulgaris Potter syndrome Pencil erasers PPD skin test Pencil swallowing 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 Pregnancy ultrasound 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 Pressure ulcer Pericarditis - constrictive Preventing food poisoning Perichondritis Preventive health care Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease Primary alveolar hypoventilation Periodontitis Primary amyloidosis Perioral dermatitis Primary biliary cirrhosis Periorbital cellulitis Primary hyperparathyroidism Periosteum Primary lymphoma of the brain Peripartum cardiomyopathy Primary thrombocythemia Peripheral Proctitis Peripheral arterial line - infants Progeria Peripheral artery bypass - leg Prognathism Peripheral artery disease - legs Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Peripheral intravenous line - infants Progressive supranuclear palsy Peripheral neuropathy Prolactin blood test Perirenal abscess Prolactinoma Peristalsis Proliferation Peritoneal fluid analysis Promethazine overdose Peritoneal fluid culture Propane poisoning Peritonitis Propoxyphene overdose Peritonitis - secondary Propyl alcohol Peritonitis - spontaneous Prostate biopsy Peritonsillar abscess Prostate brachytherapy Periventricular leukomalacia Prostate cancer Pernicious anemia Prostate cancer - resources Persistent depressive disorder Prostate resection - minimally invasive Personality disorders Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test Pertussis Prostatitis - bacterial Pesticides Prostatitis - nonbacterial Pesticides on fruits and vegetables Prosthesis PET scan Protein C blood test Petroleum jelly overdose Protein electrophoresis - serum Petrositis Protein electrophoresis - urine Pets and the immunocompromised person Protein in diet Peutz-Jeghers syndrome Protein S blood test Pharyngitis - sore throat Protein urine test Pharyngitis - viral Protein-losing enteropathy Pharyngomaxillary space abscess Prothrombin time (PT) Phencyclidine overdose Proton therapy Phenindamine overdose Protuberance Pheniramine overdose Proximal Phenobarbital overdose Proximal renal tubular acidosis Phenothiazine overdose Prune belly syndrome Phenylbutazone overdose Pseudohypoparathyroidism Phenylketonuria Pseudomembranous colitis Phenytoin overdose Pseudotumor cerebri Pheochromocytoma Psittacosis Philodendron poisoning Psoriasis Phlegmasia cerulea dolens Psoriasis - guttate Phobia - simple/specific Psoriasis - resources Phonological disorder Psoriatic arthritis Phosphorus blood test Psychosis Phosphorus in diet Pterygium Photographic fixative poisoning Ptosis - infants and children 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 sequence Pulmonary embolus Pilonidal cyst resection Pulmonary function tests Pilonidal sinus disease Pulmonary hypertension Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary nocardiosis Pinguecula Pulmonary tuberculosis Pinworm test Pulmonary valve stenosis Pinworms Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Piroxicam overdose Pulp Therapy Pituitary apoplexy Pulse Pituitary tumor Pulse - bounding Pityriasis alba Pulse - weak or absent Pityriasis rosea Pupil - white spots Pityriasis rubra pilaris Purpura Placenta abruption - definition Pustules Placenta previa Pyloric stenosis - infant Placental insufficiency Pyloroplasty Plague Pyogenic granuloma Plant fertilizer poisoning Pyogenic liver abscess Plantar fasciitis Pyruvate kinase blood test Plaque and tartar on teeth Pyruvate kinase deficiency