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- Paget disease of the bone
- Pain and your emotions
- Pain medications - narcotics
- Painful menstrual periods
- Painful swallowing
- Paint, lacquer, and varnish remover poisoning
- Palatal myoclonus
- Paleness
- Palliative care - fear and anxiety
- Palliative care - fluid, food, and digestion
- Palliative care - managing pain
- Palliative care - shortness of breath
- Palliative care - what the final days are like
- Palpation
- Palpebral slant - eye
- Pancreas divisum
- Pancreas transplant
- Pancreatic abscess
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
- Pancreatic pseudocyst
- Pancreatitis - children
- Pancreatitis - discharge
- Panic disorder
- Panniculectomy
- Pantothenic acid and biotin
- Pap test
- Papule
- Para-aminobenzoic acid
- Paradichlorobenzene poisoning
- Paraffin poisoning
- Parainfluenza
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Paraphimosis
- Parapneumonic pleural effusion
- Paraquat poisoning
- Parathyroid adenoma
- Parathyroid cancer
- Parathyroid gland removal
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test
- Parathyroid hormone-related protein blood test
- Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome
- Parkinson disease
- Parkinson disease - discharge
- Parkinson disease - resources
- Paronychia
- Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
- Partial breast brachytherapy
- Partial breast radiation therapy - external beam
- Partial knee replacement
- Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
- Patches
- Patchy skin color
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Patent foramen ovale
- Patent urachus repair
- Patient portals - an online tool for your health
- PBG urine test
- Pectus carinatum
- Pectus excavatum
- Pectus excavatum - discharge
- Pectus excavatum repair
- Pediatric heart surgery
- Pediatric heart surgery - discharge
- Pediatric sleep apnea
- Pedicle
- PEG tube insertion - discharge
- Pellagra
- Pelvic CT scan
- Pelvic floor muscle training exercises
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - aftercare
- Pelvic laparoscopy
- Pelvic radiation - discharge
- Pelvic ultrasound - abdominal
- Pelvis MRI scan
- Pelvis x-ray
- Pemphigus vulgaris
- Pencil eraser swallowing
- Pencil swallowing
- Penile cancer
- Penis
- Penis care (uncircumcised)
- Penis pain
- Pentazocine overdose
- Pentobarbital overdose
- Peppermint oil overdose
- Peptic ulcer
- Peptic ulcer disease - discharge
- Percussion
- Percutaneous kidney procedures
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
- Percutaneous urinary procedures - discharge
- Percutaneously inserted central catheter - infants
- Perianal streptococcal cellulitis
- Pericardial fluid culture
- Pericardial fluid Gram stain
- Pericardiocentesis
- Pericarditis
- Pericarditis - after heart attack
- 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 artery disease of the legs - self-care
- Peripheral intravenous line - infants
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Peripherally inserted central catheter - dressing change
- Peripherally inserted central catheter - flushing
- Peripherally inserted central catheter - insertion
- Perirenal abscess
- Peristalsis
- Peritoneal fluid analysis
- Peritoneal fluid culture
- Peritonitis
- Peritonitis - secondary
- Peritonitis - spontaneous bacterial
- Peritonsillar abscess
- Periventricular leukomalacia
- Pernicious anemia
- Persistent depressive disorder
- Personal protective equipment
- Personality disorders
- Pertussis
- Pesticides
- Pesticides on fruits and vegetables
- PET scan
- PET scan for breast cancer
- Petroleum jelly overdose
- Petrositis
- Pets and the immunocompromised person
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Phantom limb pain
- Pharmacogenetic testing
- Pharmacogenetics
- Pharyngitis - sore throat
- Pharyngitis - viral
- Pharyngomaxillary space abscess
- Phencyclidine overdose
- Pheniramine overdose
- Phenobarbital overdose
- Phenothiazine overdose
- Phenylketonuria
- Phenytoin overdose
- Pheochromocytoma
- Philodendron poisoning
- Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
- Phobia - simple/specific
- Phonological disorder
- Phosphorus blood test
- Phosphorus in diet
- Photodynamic therapy for cancer
- Photographic fixative poisoning
- Photophobia
- Physical activity
- Physical exam frequency
- Physical examination
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Physician Assistant profession (PA)
- Pica
- Pierre Robin sequence
- Pilonidal sinus disease
- Pin care
- Pine oil poisoning
- Pinguecula
- Pinworm test
- Pinworms
- Piperonyl butoxide with pyrethrins poisoning
- Piriformis syndrome
- Piroxicam overdose
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Pituitary tumor
- Pityriasis alba
- Pityriasis rosea
- Pityriasis rubra pilaris
- Placenta abruptio
- Placenta abruption - definition
- Placenta previa
- Placental insufficiency
- Plague
- Plant fertilizer poisoning
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plaque and tartar on teeth
- Plasma amino acids
- Plastic casting resin poisoning
- Plastic resin hardener poisoning
- Platelet aggregation test
- Platelet antibodies blood test
- 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
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - what you need to know
- Pneumococcal meningitis
- Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - what you need to know
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
- Pneumomediastinum
- Pneumonia - weakened immune system
- Pneumonia in adults - discharge
- Pneumonia in children - community acquired
- Pneumonia in children - discharge
- Pneumothorax - infants
- Poinsettia plant exposure
- Point tenderness - abdomen
- Poison control center - emergency number
- Poison ivy - oak - sumac
- Poison ivy - oak - sumac rash
- Poisoning
- Poisoning - fish and shellfish
- Poisoning first aid
- Pokeweed poisoning
- Polio
- Polio vaccine - what you need to know
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Polychromatophilia
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Polycythemia - newborn
- Polycythemia vera
- Polydactyly
- Polyhydramnios
- Polymorphous light eruption
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Polymyositis - adult
- Polyp biopsy
- Polysomnography
- Pompholyx eczema
- Porphyria
- Porphyrins blood test
- Porphyrins urine test
- Port-wine stain
- Portacaval shunting
- Portion size
- Positioning your baby for breastfeeding
- Positive airway pressure treatment
- Post-splenectomy complications
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury - aftercare
- Posterior fossa tumor
- Postherpetic neuralgia - aftercare
- Postpartum depression
- Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (GN)
- Postsurgical pain treatment in adults
- Postural drainage
- Potassium carbonate poisoning
- Potassium hydroxide poisoning
- Potassium in diet
- Potassium test
- Potassium urine test
- Potato plant poisoning - green tubers and sprouts
- Potbellies and toddlers
- Potential acuity meter
- Potter syndrome
- PPD skin test
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Pre-existing diabetes and pregnancy
- Precocious puberty
- Prediabetes
- Preeclampsia
- Preeclampsia - self-care
- Pregnancy - health risks
- Pregnancy - identifying fertile days
- Pregnancy and herpes
- Pregnancy and the flu
- Pregnancy and travel
- Pregnancy and work
- Pregnancy care
- Pregnancy test
- Premature ejaculation
- Premature infant
- Premature ovarian failure
- Premature rupture of membranes
- Premenstrual breast changes
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Premenstrual syndrome - self-care
- Prenatal care in your first trimester
- Prenatal care in your second trimester
- Prenatal care in your third trimester
- Prenatal genetic counseling
- Preparing children for pregnancy and a new baby
- Preparing for surgery when you have diabetes
- Prerenal azotemia
- Presbyopia
- Preschooler development
- Preschooler test or procedure preparation
- Pressure ulcers - what to ask your doctor
- Preterm labor
- Preventing falls
- Preventing falls - what to ask your doctor
- Preventing food poisoning
- Preventing head injuries in children
- Preventing hepatitis A
- Preventing hepatitis B or C
- Preventing infections when visiting someone in the hospital
- Preventing pressure ulcers
- Preventing stroke
- Preventive health care
- Primary alveolar hypoventilation
- Primary amyloidosis
- Primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism
- Primary biliary cholangitis
- Primary lymphoma of the brain
- Problems sleeping during pregnancy
- Prochlorperazine overdose
- Proctitis
- Progeria
- Prognathism
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Prolactin blood test
- Prolactinoma
- Proliferation
- Promethazine overdose
- Propane poisoning
- Propoxyphene overdose
- Propyl alcohol
- Prostate biopsy
- Prostate brachytherapy
- Prostate brachytherapy - discharge
- Prostate cancer
- Prostate cancer - resources
- Prostate cancer screening
- Prostate cancer staging
- Prostate cancer treatment
- Prostate radiation - discharge
- Prostate resection - minimally invasive
- Prostate resection - minimally invasive - discharge
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test
- Prostatitis - bacterial
- Prostatitis - bacterial - self-care
- Prostatitis - nonbacterial
- Prosthesis
- Prosthetic graft
- Protecting yourself from cancer scams
- Protein C blood test
- Protein electrophoresis - serum
- Protein in diet
- Protein S blood test
- Protein-losing enteropathy
- Prothrombin deficiency
- Prothrombin time (PT)
- Proton pump inhibitors
- Proton therapy
- Protuberance
- Provisional tic disorder
- Proximal
- Proximal renal tubular acidosis
- Prune belly syndrome
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Pseudomembranous colitis
- Psittacosis
- Psoriasis
- Psoriasis - resources
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Psychosis
- Pterygium
- Ptosis - infants and children
- Puberty in boys
- Puberty in girls
- Pubic lice
- Pulling a patient up in bed
- Pulmonary actinomycosis
- Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- Pulmonary angiography
- Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
- Pulmonary aspergilloma
- Pulmonary atresia
- Pulmonary edema
- Pulmonary embolus
- Pulmonary function tests
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Pulmonary hypertension - at home
- Pulmonary nocardiosis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan
- Pulmonic valve stenosis
- Pulse
- Pulse - bounding
- Pupil – white
- Purpura
- Pustules
- Pyloric stenosis in infants
- Pyloroplasty
- Pyogenic granuloma
- Pyogenic liver abscess
- Pyruvate kinase blood test
- Pyruvate kinase deficiency