Encyclopedia P-Pz
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- Pacemaker for atrial fibrillation
- Pacemaker for bradycardia
- Pacemaker placement
- Pachydermoperiostosis
- Pachyonychia Congenita
- Paclitaxel
- Paget's Disease
- Paget's Disease of Bone - Topic Overview
- Paget's Disease of the Breast
- Paget's Helpline
- Pain, Chronic
- Palliative Care
- Pallidotomy (posteroventral pallidotomy) for Parkinson's disease
- Pallister Hall Syndrome
- Pallister Killian Mosaic Syndrome
- Pallister W Syndrome
- Pancreatic cancer, exocrine: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumor
- Pancreatitis - Topic Overview
- Panhypopituitarism
- Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder - Topic Overview
- Panniculitis
- Panniculitis, Idiopathic Nodular
- Pap Test
- Papillitis
- Papillomatosis
- Papillon Lefevre Syndrome
- Paracentesis
- Paracoccidioidomycosis
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paraplegia, Hereditary Spastic
- Parathyroid cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Parathyroid Hormone
- Parathyroid hormone for osteoporosis
- Parenting / Grandparenting
- Parents of Adolescents / Adult Children
- Parents of Disabled/Ill Children
- Parents of Premature / High Risk Infants
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's Disease - Topic Overview
- Parkinson's Helpline
- Parry Romberg Syndrome
- Parry-Romberg Syndrome
- Pars Planitis
- Parsonage Turner Syndrome
- Partial colectomy for diverticular disease
- Partial Thromboplastin Time
- Patellar Tracking Disorder - Topic Overview
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Patients Rights
- Patulous Eustachian Tube
- Peanut Allergy
- Pediatric Cardiomyopathy
- Pediatric Preparation for Medical Tests
- Peeling Skin Syndrome
- Peginterferon for hepatitis C
- Pelizaeus Merzbacher Brain Sclerosis
- Pelvic exam for endometriosis
- Pelvic Examination
- Pelvic floor (Kegel) exercises for urinary incontinence in women
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Topic Overview
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Topic Overview
- Pelvic Ultrasound
- Pemetrexed
- Pemphigus
- Pemphigus / Hailey Hailey
- Penicillamine for kidney stones
- Penicillamine for rheumatoid arthritis
- Penicillin Allergy
- Penicillins for pneumonia
- Penicillins for urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Penile cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
- Penile cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Penile implants for erection problems
- Penta X Syndrome
- Pentalogy of Cantrell
- Pentoxifylline for venous skin ulcers
- PEPCK Deficiency, Mitochondrial
- Peptic Ulcer Disease - Topic Overview
- Percutaneous discectomy for a herniated disc
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy for kidney stones
- Performing postural drainage and chest percussion for cystic fibrosis
- Pericardial Tap
- Pericarditis - Topic Overview
- Perimetry test (visual field testing) for glaucoma
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Legs
- Perisylvian Syndrome, Congenital Bilateral
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Permethrin cream 5% for scabies
- Permethrin for lice
- Perniosis
- Pesticide Helpline
- Pet Loss Support Hotline
- Peter's Anomaly
- Peutz Jeghers Syndrome
- Peyronie Disease
- Peyronie's Disease
- Pfeiffer Syndrome Type I
Ph-Pp
- Phalangeal head resection (arthroplasty) for toe joint deformities
- Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
- Phenazopyridine for urinary symptoms
- Phenobarbital for epilepsy
- Phentermine for obesity
- Phenylketonuria
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Topic Overview
- Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
- Phenytoin for epilepsy
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pheochromocytoma: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
- Pheochromocytoma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Phlebotomy
- Phocomelia Syndrome
- Phosphate in Blood
- Phosphate in Urine
- Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5 inhibitors) for erection problems
- Phosphoglycerate Kinase Deficiency
- Photochemotherapy (PUVA) for atopic dermatitis
- Photodynamic therapy for age-related macular degeneration
- Phototherapy for atopic dermatitis
- Phototherapy for psoriasis
- Physical exam and history for osteoarthritis
- Physical exam for carpal tunnel syndrome
- Physical exam for plantar fasciitis
- Physical exam for tennis elbow
- Physical exam of the skin for skin cancer
- Physical examination for genital warts (human papillomavirus) for men
- Physical examination for high blood pressure
- Physical examination for rotator cuff disorders
- Physical examination of the knee
- Physical rehabilitation for ACL injuries
- Physical Therapy
- Physical therapy for TM disorders
- Pica
- Pick's Disease
- Pierre Robin
- Pierre Robin Sequence
- Pilocarpine for Sjögren's syndrome
- Pilonidal Disease - Topic Overview
- Pineal Cysts, Symptomatic
- Pink Disease
- Pinkeye
- Pinta
- Pinworms - Topic Overview
- Pituitary Disorders
- Pituitary tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
- Pituitary tumors: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Pityriasis Rosea
- Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
- Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP)
- Placenta Abruptio - Topic Overview
- Placenta Previa - Topic Overview
- Plantar fascia release
- Plantar Fasciitis - Topic Overview
- Playground Safety
- Pleurisy
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
- Pneumatic retinopexy for retinal detachment
- Pneumonia - Topic Overview
- Pneumonia, Eosinophilic
- Pneumonia, Interstitial
- Podophyllin resin or podofilox for genital warts (human papillomavirus)
- POEMS Syndrome
- Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac - Topic Overview
- Poisoning
- Poland Syndrome
- Polio
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polychondritis
- Polycystic Kidney Diseases
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - Topic Overview
- Polycythemia Vera
- Polyenes for treating thrush
- Polyglucosan Body Disease, Adult
- Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis - Topic Overview
- Polymyositis
- Pompe Disease
- Porphyria
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- Porphyria, Acute Intermittent
- Porphyria, ALA-D
- Porphyria, Congenital Erythropoietic
- Porphyria, Hereditary Coproporphyria
- Porphyria, Variegate
- Positron Emission Tomography
- Post-Polio Syndrome - Topic Overview
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Topic Overview
- Postcoital Test
- Posterior Uveitis
- Postoperative Problems
- Postpartum Depression - Topic Overview
- Potassium (K) in Blood
- Potassium (K) in Urine
- Potassium citrate for kidney stones
- Potter Syndrome
Pq-Pz
- Prader Willi Syndrome
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Prayer
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Precocious Puberty
- Prediabetes
- Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy - Topic Overview
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Helpline
- Pregnancy-Related Problems
- Prejudice
- Premature Ejaculation
- Premature Infant
- Premature Ovarian Failure
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) - Topic Overview
- Preparing and giving an insulin injection when you have gestational diabetes
- Presbyopia
- Prescription antifungals for athlete's foot
- Prescription Medications
- Prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for chronic pelvic pain
- Prescriptions, Low Cost
- Pressure Sores - Topic Overview
- Preterm Labor - Topic Overview
- Pretreatment exercises for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
- Preventing carpal tunnel syndrome
- Preventing Falls
- Preventing high blood sugar emergencies from diabetes
- Preventing high blood sugar emergencies in children with diabetes
- Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
- Prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking: control of tobacco use: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]
- Prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking: control of tobacco use: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Primaquine for malaria
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
- Primary Immune Deficiency Helpline
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis
- Primary Orthostatic Tremor
- Probiotics
- Procarbazine
- Proctocolectomy and ileostomy for inflammatory bowel disease
- Progeria, Hutchinson Gilford
- Progesterone
- Progesterone hormone therapy for endometrial cancer
- Progestin for chronic pelvic pain
- Progestin for dysfunctional uterine bleeding
- Progestin-only hormonal methods (mini-pills, shots)
- Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy
- Progressive Osseous Heteroplasia
- Progressive Osseous Heteroplasia (POH)
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Prokinetic agents for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Prolactin
- Prostaglandin analog to prevent NSAID-induced peptic ulcer
- Prostaglandin analogs for glaucoma
- Prostate Biopsy
- Prostate Cancer - Topic Overview
- Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic - Topic Overview
- Prostate cancer: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Prostate cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Prostate cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
- Prostate Helpline
- Prostate Problems
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Prostatitis - Topic Overview
- Prostitution/Sex Industry
- Protease inhibitors (PIs) for HIV
- Protecting Your Child From Drowning Hazards
- Protecting Your Skin From the Sun
- Protecting your skin from ultraviolet radiation and skin cancer
- Proteus Syndrome
- Prothrombin Time
- Proton pump inhibitors for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Proton pump inhibitors for peptic ulcer disease
- Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
- Proximalmyotonicmyopathy
- Prozac
- Prune Belly Syndrome
- Pseudo Hurler Polydystrophy
- Pseudo-obstruction
- Pseudoachondroplastic Dysplasia
- Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
- Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)
- Psittacosis
- Psoralen and UVA light therapy (PUVA) for psoriasis
- Psoriasis
- Psoriasis - Topic Overview
- Psychotherapy for HIV infection
- Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
- Pulmonary Embolism - Topic Overview
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Secondary
- Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Pulse Measurement
- Puncture Wounds
- Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Acquired
- Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein
- Purpura, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
- Pyknodysostosis
- Pyloric Stenosis - Topic Overview
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Pyrantel pamoate for the treatment of pinworms
- Pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide for lice
- Pyridoxine-Dependent Seizures
- Pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine for malaria
- Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
Medical Safety Resources
National Poison Control Hotline
A national toll-free number that reaches a poison control center from anywhere in the United States, anytime.
- If you suspect poisoning, call: 800-222-1222
- If the victim has collapsed or is having trouble breathing, call: 911
- Learn more at the National Poison Control website.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
A regulatory agency that protects consumers by ensuring the safety and effectiveness of foods, drugs, and other products.
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