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Paget disease of the bone
Plaque and tartar on teeth
Pain medications - narcotics
Plasma amino acids
Painful menstrual periods
Plastic casting resin poisoning
Painful swallowing
Plastic resin hardener poisoning
Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning
Platelet aggregation test
Paints - emulsion type - poisoning
Platelet antibodies blood test
Palatal myoclonus
Platelet count
Paleness
Plethysmography
Palpation
Pleural effusion
Palpebral slant - eye
Pleural fluid analysis
PAM
Pleural fluid culture
Pancreas divisum
Pleural fluid Gram stain
Pancreas transplant
Pleural fluid smear
Pancreatic abscess
Pleural needle biopsy
Pancreatic cancer
Pleurisy
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Pancreatitis
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) - What you need to know
Pancreatitis - children
Pneumococcal meningitis
Panic disorder
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
Panniculectomy
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - what you need to know
Pantothenic acid and biotin
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Pap test
Pneumomediastinum
Papule
Pneumonia - adults (community acquired)
Para-aminobenzoic acid
Pneumonia - weakened immune system
Paradichlorobenzene poisoning
Pneumonia in children - community acquired
Paraffin poisoning
Pneumothorax - infants
Parainfluenza
Poinsettia plant exposure
Paranoid personality disorder
Point tenderness - abdomen
Paraphimosis
Poison control center - emergency number
Parapneumonic pleural effusion
Poison ivy - oak - sumac
Paraquat poisoning
Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash
Parathyroid adenoma
Poison ivy itchiness
Parathyroid biopsy
Poisoning - fish and shellfish
Parathyroid cancer
Poisoning first aid
Parathyroid gland removal
Poisoning first aid
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test
Pokeweed poisoning
Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test
Polio
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Polio vaccine
Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome
Polio vaccine - what you need to know
Parkinson disease
Polyarteritis nodosa
Parkinson disease - resources
Polychromatophilia
Paronychia
Polycystic kidney disease
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Polycythemia - 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 Cardiology
Post-splenectomy syndrome
Pediatric heart surgery
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Pediatric sleep apnea
Posterior fossa tumor
Pedicle
Postherpetic neuralgia
Pellagra
Postpartum depression
Pelvic CT scan
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN)
Pelvic floor muscle training exercises
Potassium carbonate poisoning
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Potassium hydroxide poisoning
Pelvic laparoscopy
Potassium in diet
Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal
Potassium test
Pelvis MRI scan
Potassium urine test
Pelvis x-ray
Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts
Pemphigus vulgaris
Potbellies and toddlers
Pencil eraser swallowing
Potter syndrome
Pencil swallowing
PPD skin test
Penile cancer
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
Premature ejaculation
Percutaneous urinary procedures
Premature infant
Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants
Premature Ovarian Failure
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
Preventing food poisoning
Pericarditis - constrictive
Preventive health care
Perichondritis
Primary alveolar hypoventilation
Periodontal Disease / Gum Disease
Primary amyloidosis
Periodontitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Perioral dermatitis
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Periorbital cellulitis
Primary lymphoma of the brain
Periosteum
Prochlorperazine overdose
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Proctitis
Peripheral
Progeria
Peripheral arterial line - infants
Prognathism
Peripheral artery bypass - leg
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Peripheral artery disease - legs
Progressive supranuclear palsy
Peripheral intravenous line - infants
Prolactin blood test
Peripheral neuropathy
Prolactinoma
Perirenal abscess
Proliferation
Peristalsis
Promethazine overdose
Peritoneal fluid analysis
Propane poisoning
Peritoneal fluid culture
Propoxyphene overdose
Peritonitis
Propyl alcohol
Peritonitis - secondary
Prostate biopsy
Peritonitis - spontaneous bacterial
Prostate brachytherapy
Peritonsillar abscess
Prostate cancer
Periventricular leukomalacia
Prostate cancer - resources
Pernicious anemia
Prostate resection - minimally invasive
Persistent depressive disorder
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
Personality disorders
Prostatitis - bacterial
Pertussis
Prostatitis - nonbacterial
Pesticides
Prosthesis
Pesticides on fruits and vegetables
Protein C blood test
PET scan
Protein electrophoresis - serum
PET scan for breast cancer
Protein in diet
Petroleum jelly overdose
Protein S blood test
Petrositis
Protein urine test
Pets and the immunocompromised person
Protein-losing enteropathy
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Prothrombin deficiency
Pharyngitis - sore throat
Prothrombin time (PT)
Pharyngitis - viral
Proton therapy
Pharyngomaxillary space abscess
Protuberance
Phencyclidine overdose
Proximal
Phenindamine overdose
Proximal renal tubular acidosis
Pheniramine overdose
Prune belly syndrome
Phenobarbital overdose
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Phenothiazine overdose
Pseudomembranous colitis
Phenylbutazone overdose
Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome
Phenylketonuria
Psittacosis
Phenytoin overdose
Psoriasis
Pheochromocytoma
Psoriasis - resources
Philodendron poisoning
Psoriatic arthritis
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
Psychosis
Phobia - simple/specific
Pterygium
Phonological disorder
Ptosis - infants and children
Phosphorus blood test
Puberty and adolescence
Phosphorus in diet
Pubic lice
Photographic fixative poisoning
Pulmonary actinomycosis
Photophobia
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Physical activity
Pulmonary angiography
Physical exam frequency
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
Physical examination
Pulmonary aspergilloma
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Pulmonary atresia
Physician Assistant profession (PA)
Pulmonary edema
Pica
Pulmonary embolus
PICC Line - Children
Pulmonary function tests
Pierre Robin sequence
Pulmonary hypertension
Pilonidal sinus disease
Pulmonary nocardiosis
Pine oil poisoning
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pinguecula
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pinworm test
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Pinworms
Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan
Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning
Pulp Therapy
Piroxicam overdose
Pulse
Pituitary apoplexy
Pulse - bounding
Pituitary tumor
Pulse - weak or absent
Pityriasis alba
Pupil - white spots
Pityriasis rosea
Purpura
Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Pustules
Placenta abruption - definition
Pyloric stenosis - infant
Placenta previa
Pyloroplasty
Placental insufficiency
Pyogenic granuloma
Plague
Pyogenic liver abscess
Plant fertilizer poisoning
Pyruvate kinase blood test
Plantar fasciitis
Pyruvate kinase deficiency