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 Plantar fasciitis Pain medications - narcotics Plaque and tartar on teeth Painful menstrual periods Plasma amino acids Painful swallowing Plastic casting resin poisoning Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning Plastic resin hardener poisoning Paints - emulsion type - poisoning Platelet aggregation test Palatal myoclonus Platelet antibodies blood test Paleness Platelet count Palpation Plethysmography Palpebral slant - eye Pleural effusion PAM Pleural fluid analysis Pancreas divisum Pleural fluid culture Pancreas transplant Pleural fluid Gram stain Pancreatic abscess Pleural fluid smear Pancreatic cancer Pleural needle biopsy Pancreatic islet cell tumor Pleurisy Pancreatic pseudocyst Plummer-Vinson syndrome Pancreatitis Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Pancreatitis - children Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know Panic disorder Pneumococcal meningitis Panniculectomy Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine Pantothenic acid and biotin Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - 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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 Burn Program Post-splenectomy syndrome Pediatric Cardiology Post-traumatic stress disorder Pediatric heart surgery Posterior fossa tumor Pediatric pituitary and skull base services Postherpetic neuralgia Pediatric sleep apnea Postpartum depression Pedicle Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN) Pellagra Potassium carbonate poisoning Pelvic CT scan Potassium hydroxide poisoning Pelvic floor muscle training exercises Potassium in diet Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Potassium test Pelvic laparoscopy Potassium urine test Pelvic ultrasound - 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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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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 sinus disease Pulmonary valve stenosis Pine oil poisoning Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease Pinguecula Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan Pinworm test Pulp Therapy Pinworms Pulse Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning Pulse - bounding Piroxicam overdose Pulse - weak or absent Pituitary apoplexy Pupil - white spots Pituitary tumor Purpura Pityriasis alba Pustules Pityriasis rosea Pyloric stenosis in infants Pityriasis rubra pilaris Pyloroplasty Placenta abruption - definition Pyogenic granuloma Placenta previa Pyogenic liver abscess Placental insufficiency Pyruvate kinase blood test Plague Pyruvate kinase deficiency Plant fertilizer poisoning