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 Plant fertilizer poisoning Pain medications - narcotics Plantar fasciitis Painful menstrual periods Plaque and tartar on teeth Painful swallowing Plasma amino acids Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Plastic casting resin poisoning Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Plastic resin hardener poisoning Palatal myoclonus Platelet aggregation test Paleness Platelet antibodies blood test Palpation Platelet count Palpebral slant - eye Plethysmography PAM Pleural effusion Pancreas divisum Pleural fluid analysis Pancreas transplant Pleural fluid culture Pancreatic abscess Pleural fluid Gram stain Pancreatic cancer Pleural fluid smear Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pleural needle biopsy Pancreatic pseudocyst Pleurisy Pancreatitis Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatitis - children Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Panic disorder Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know Panniculectomy Pneumococcal meningitis Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pap test Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - 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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 - 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