Medical Encyclopedia Topics beginning with “P”

• Paget’s disease of the bone
• Pain medications
• Painful menstrual periods
• Painful swallowing
• Paints – emulsion type

• Paints – lacquer and varnish removers
• Palatal myoclonus
• Paleness
• Palpation
• Palpebral slant – eye

• PAM
• Pancreas divisum
• Pancreas transplant
• Pancreatic abscess
• Pancreatic carcinoma

• Pancreatic islet cell tumor
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
• Pancreatitis
• Pancreatitis – discharge
• Panic disorder

• Panic disorder with agoraphobia
• Pantothenic acid and biotin
• Pap smear
• Papule
• Para-aminobenzoic acid

• Paradichlorobenzene poisoning
• Paraffin poisoning
• Parainfluenza
• Paranoid personality disorder
• Paraphimosis

• Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion
• Paraquat poisoning
• Parathyroid adenoma
• Parathyroid biopsy
• Parathyroid cancer

• Parathyroid gland removal
• Parathyroid hyperplasia
• Parinaud syndrome
• Parkinson’s disease
• Parkinson’s disease – resources

• Paronychia
• Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
• Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
• Partial (focal) seizure

• Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
• Passive-aggressive personality disorder
• Patches
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Patent foramen ovale

• Patent urachus repair
• Pathological gambling
• PBG test
• Peak expiratory flow rate
• Pectus carinatum

• Pectus excavatum
• Pectus excavatum – discharge
• Pectus excavatum repair
• Pediatric heart surgery
• Pediatric heart surgery – discharge

• Pedicle
• Pellagra
• Pelvic (between the hips) radiation – discharge
• Pelvic CT scan
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

• Pelvic laparoscopy
• Pelvis MRI scan
• Pelvis x-ray
• Pemphigus vulgaris
• Pencil erasers

• Pencil swallowing
• Penis
• Penis care (uncircumcised)
• Penis pain
• Pentazocine overdose

• Pentobarbital overdose
• Peppermint oil overdose
• Peptic ulcer
• Percussion
• Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram

• Percutaneous urinary procedures
• Percutaneous urinary procedures – discharge
• Percutaneously inserted central catheter – infants
• Periactin overdose
• Perianal streptococcal cellulitis

• Pericardial fluid culture
• Pericardial fluid gram stain
• Pericardiocentesis
• Pericarditis
• Pericarditis – after heart attack

• Pericarditis – bacterial
• Pericarditis – constrictive
• Perichondritis
• Periodontitis
• Perioral dermatitis

• Periorbital cellulitis
• Periosteum
• Peripartum cardiomyopathy
• Peripheral
• Peripheral arterial line – infants

• Peripheral artery bypass – leg
• Peripheral artery bypass – leg – discharge
• Peripheral artery disease – legs
• Peripheral intravenous line – infants
• Peripheral neuropathy

• Peripherally inserted central catheter
• Perirenal abscess
• Peristalsis
• Peritoneal fluid analysis
• Peritoneal fluid culture

• Peritonitis
• Peritonitis – dialysis associated
• Peritonitis – secondary
• Peritonitis – spontaneous
• Peritonsillar abscess

• Periventricular leukomalacia
• Pernicious anemia
• Personality disorders
• Pertussis
• Pes planus

• Pesticides
• Pesticides on fruits and vegetables
• PET scan
• Petit mal seizure
• Petroleum jelly overdose

• Petrositis
• Pets and the immunocompromised person
• Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
• Phantom limb pain
• Pharyngitis

• Pharyngitis – viral
• Pharyngomaxillary space abscess
• Phencyclidine overdose
• Phenindamine overdose
• Pheniramine overdose

• Phenobarbital overdose
• Phenothiazine overdose
• Phenylbutazone overdose
• Phenylketonuria
• Phenytoin overdose

• Pheochromocytoma
• Philodendron poisoning
• Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
• Phobia – simple/specific
• Phonological disorder

• Phosphorus in diet
• Photographic fixative poisoning
• Photophobia
• Physical activity
• Physical exam frequency

• Physical examination
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Physician Assistant profession (PA)
• Pica
• Pick’s disease

• Pierre Robin syndrome
• Pilonidal cyst
• Pine oil poisoning
• Pinguecula
• Pinna abnormalities and low-set ears

• Pinworm test
• Pinworms
• Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning
• Piroxicam overdose
• Pituitary infarction

• Pituitary tumor
• Pityriasis alba
• Pityriasis rosea
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris
• Placenta abruptio

• Placenta previa
• Placental insufficiency
• Plague
• Plantar fasciitis
• Plaque and tartar on teeth

• Plasma amino acids
• Plastic casting resin poisoning
• Plastic resin hardener poisoning
• Platelet aggregation test
• Platelet associated antibodies

• Platelet count
• Plethysmography
• Pleural effusion
• Pleural fluid analysis
• Pleural fluid culture

• Pleural fluid Gram stain
• Pleural fluid smear
• Pleural needle biopsy
• Pleurisy
• Plummer-Vinson syndrome/esophageal web

• Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
• Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
• Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
• Pneumomediastinum
• Pneumonia

• Pneumonia – children – discharge
• Pneumonia – adults – discharge
• Pneumonia – weakened immune system
• Pneumothorax – infants
• Poinsettia poisoning

• Point tenderness – abdomen
• Poison control center – emergency number
• Poison ivy – oak – sumac
• Poison ivy – oak – sumac rash
• Poison ivy itchiness

• Poisoning – fish and shellfish
• Poisoning first aid
• Pokeweed poisoning
• Polio immunization (vaccine)
• Poliomyelitis

• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Polychromatophilia
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Polycystic ovary disease
• Polycythemia vera

• Polydactyly
• Polyhydramnios
• Polymorphic light eruption
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Polymyositis – adult

• Polysomnography
• Poor feeding in infants
• Porphyria
• Porphyrins – blood
• Porphyrins – urine

• Port-wine stain
• Portacaval shunting
• Post-splenectomy syndrome
• Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN)
• Post surgical pain treatment

• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
• Posterior fossa tumor
• Posterior tongue carcinoma
• Postherpetic neuralgia

• Postpartum depression
• Postural drainage
• Potassium – urine
• Potassium carbonate poisoning
• Potassium hydroxide poisoning

• Potassium in diet
• Potassium test
• Potato plant poisoning – green tubers and sprouts
• Potbellies and toddlers
• Potter syndrome

• PPD skin test
• Prader-Willi syndrome
• Preauricular tag or pit
• Precocious puberty
• Preeclampsia

• Pregnancy – health risks
• Pregnancy – identifying fertile days
• Pregnancy and H1N1 (swine) flu
• Pregnancy care
• Pregnancy test

• Pregnancy ultrasound
• Pregnanediol
• Premature ejaculation
• Premature infant
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

• Premenstrual syndrome
• Prerenal azotemia
• Presbyopia
• Preschooler development
• Preschooler test or procedure preparation

• Pressure ulcer
• Pressure ulcers – what to ask your doctor
• Preventing falls
• Preventing falls – what to ask your doctor
• Preventing food poisoning

• Preventing head injuries in children
• Preventing pressure ulcers
• Preventive health care
• Primary alveolar hypoventilation
• Primary amyloidosis

• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Primary hyperparathyroidism
• Primary intestinal pseudo-obstruction
• Primary lymphoma of the brain
• Primary myelofibrosis

• Primary or secondary fibrinolysis
• Primary thrombocythemia
• Proctitis
• Progeria
• Prognathism

• Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
• Progressive supranuclear palsy
• Prolactin
• Prolactinoma
• Proliferation

• Promethazine overdose
• Propane poisoning
• Propoxyphene overdose
• Propyl alcohol
• Prostate brachytherapy

• Prostate brachytherapy – discharge
• Prostate cancer
• Prostate cancer – resources
• Prostate resection – minimally invasive
• Prostate resection – minimally invasive – discharge

• Prostatitis – bacterial acute
• Prostatitis – bacterial chronic
• Prostatitis – nonbacterial – chronic
• Prosthesis
• Protein – urine

• Protein C
• Protein electrophoresis – serum
• Protein electrophoresis – urine
• Protein in diet
• Protein-losing enteropathy

• Protein S
• Prothrombin time (PT)
• Proton therapy
• Protuberance
• Proximal

• Proximal renal tubular acidosis
• Prune belly syndrome
• PSA
• Pseudogout
• Pseudohypoparathyroidism

• Pseudomembranous colitis
• Pseudotumor cerebri
• Psittacosis
• Psoriasis
• Psoriasis – guttate

• Psoriasis – resources
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Psychosis
• Pterygium
• PTH

• PTH-related protein
• Ptosis
• Puberty and adolescence
• Pubic lice
• Pulmonary actinomycosis

• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• Pulmonary angiography
• Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
• Pulmonary aspergilloma (mycetoma)
• Pulmonary aspergillosis – allergic bronchopulmonary type

• Pulmonary atresia
• Pulmonary edema
• Pulmonary embolus
• Pulmonary function tests
• Pulmonary hypertension

• Pulmonary nocardiosis
• Pulmonary tuberculosis
• Pulmonary valve stenosis
• Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
• Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan

• Pulse
• Pulse – bounding
• Pulse – weak or absent
• Pupil – white spots
• Purpura

• Pustules
• Pyloric stenosis
• Pyloroplasty
• Pyogenic granuloma
• Pyogenic liver abscess

• Pyruvate kinase
• Pyruvate kinase deficiency