Index

Index P

Pacemaker: artificial: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; travel and: Sec. 25, Ch. 303; escape: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; natural: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; dysfunction of: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Pachymetry: Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Paclitaxel: Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]
Paget's disease: of bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 61; hypercalcemia and: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; information resources on: Appendix IV; of nipple: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; of penis: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; of skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 216
Pain: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [table]: abdominal: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 119 (see also Abdomen, pain in); in ankylosing spondylitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in aortic aneurysm: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in aortic dissection: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 35; in appendicitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; arm, in thoracic outlet syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; in atherosclerosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; back (see Back pain); in bladder infection: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; Sec. 5, Ch. 63; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 278; with fracture: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; breakthrough: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; breast: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 251; in cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 181; with canker sores: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; chest (see Chest, pain in); in chondromalacia patellae: Sec. 23, Ch. 278; with cold sores: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; in dying person: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; ear: Sec. 19, Ch. 220 [sidebar]; in erythromelalgia: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; evaluation of: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 225; face; in Bell's palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; in trigeminal neuralgia: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; Sec. 6, Ch. 96; Sec. 6, Ch. 96 [figure]; in fibromyalgia: Sec. 5, Ch. 74; foot: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; gallbladder: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 140; Sec. 10, Ch. 140; in headache: Sec. 6, Ch. 79; Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [drug table]; in heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; heel: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; Sec. 5, Ch. 72 [figure]; Sec. 5, Ch. 72; hip; in Calvé-Perthes disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 278; in fracture: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; in slipped capital femoral epiphysis: Sec. 23, Ch. 278; information resources on: Appendix IV; joint: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; in rheumatic fever: Sec. 23, Ch. 272; in rubella: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in kidney disorders: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; Sec. 11, Ch. 148; Sec. 11, Ch. 148; during labor and delivery: Sec. 22, Ch. 260; leg; in Buerger's disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; when walking: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 34; in mitral valve prolapse: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; muscle: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; nerve (see Neuralgia); neuropathic: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; nociceptive: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; at ovulation (mittleschmerz): Sec. 22, Ch. 241; pelvic: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 242 [sidebar]; in endometriosis: Sec. 22, Ch. 245; during menstrual period: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; in pelvic congestion syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]; in pericarditis: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; phantom limb: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; Sec. 6, Ch. 78; pleuritic: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; postoperative: Sec. 25, Ch. 301; psychogenic: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; referred: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 94; Sec. 6, Ch. 94; sciatic: Sec. 6, Ch. 94 [figure]; during sexual intercourse: Sec. 22, Ch. 250; in shingles: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; shoulder, in thoracic outlet syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; in thoracic aortic aneurysm: Sec. 3, Ch. 35; throat, in glossopharyngeal neuralgia: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; toe: Sec. 5, Ch. 72; tooth: Sec. 8, Ch. 114; Sec. 8, Ch. 114; Sec. 8, Ch. 117; Sec. 8, Ch. 114; treatment of: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; Sec. 6, Ch. 78; nondrug: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; nonopioid: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [table]; opioid: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]; over-the-counter drugs for: Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; during urination: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; Sec. 11, Ch. 149; vulvar: Sec. 22, Ch. 250
Pain relievers (see Analgesics)
Paint thinner, poisoning from: Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Palate: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; Sec. 8, Ch. 109 [figure]: cleft: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]; information resources on: Appendix IV; necrotizing sialometaplasia of: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; torus of: Sec. 8, Ch. 113
Palivizumab: Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Palliative care: Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]
Pallidotomy: Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Palpitations: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 27; Sec. 3, Ch. 27 (see also Arrhythmias): in mitral regurgitation: Sec. 3, Ch. 28
Palsy: abducens nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; Bell's (facial nerve): Sec. 6, Ch. 96; bulbar: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; cerebral: Sec. 23, Ch. 284; information resources on: Appendix IV; oculomotor nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; peroneal nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; pseudobulbar: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; radial nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; supranuclear: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; trochlear: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; ulnar nerve: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Pamidronate: in multiple myeloma: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; in osteogenesis imperfecta: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; in osteoporosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 60; in Paget's disease of bone: Sec. 5, Ch. 61
Pancoast syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 57
Pancreas: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]: abscess of: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; age-associated changes in: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; cancer of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]; in multiple endocrine neoplasia: Sec. 13, Ch. 167; function tests of: Sec. 9, Ch. 125; gastrinoma of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; glucagonoma of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; infection of: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; inflammation of (see Pancreatitis); insulinoma of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 13, Ch. 166; Sec. 13, Ch. 166; pseudocyst of: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; transplantation of: Sec. 13, Ch. 165; Sec. 16, Ch. 187; tumors of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 13, Ch. 166; Sec. 13, Ch. 166
Pancreatic duct: Sec. 9, Ch. 118 [figure]; Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]: obstruction of: Sec. 10, Ch. 140; Sec. 10, Ch. 140; in pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124; tumor of: Sec. 9, Ch. 131 [sidebar]
Pancreatitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 124: acute: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124 [sidebar]; chronic: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Sec. 10, Ch. 134; in hyperlipoproteinemia: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; Sec. 12, Ch. 157; in mumps: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; necrotizing: Sec. 9, Ch. 124
Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Panic attacks and panic disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [sidebar]
Pantoprazole: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Pantothenic acid: Sec. 12, Ch. 154 [table]
Papilledema: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]; Sec. 20, Ch. 235
Papillitis, headache with: Sec. 6, Ch. 79 [table]
Papilloma, laryngeal: Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Pap test: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 242 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 252; Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Appendix II: recommendations for: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]
Papule: Sec. 18, Ch. 202 [sidebar]
Paracentesis: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 132; Sec. 10, Ch. 135; Appendix II: anterior chamber: Sec. 20, Ch. 234
Paracetamol (see Acetaminophen)
Paracoccidioidomycosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 197
Parade ground syncope (fainting): Sec. 3, Ch. 21
Parainfectious (postinfectious) encephalitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Parainfectious (acute disseminated) encephalomyelitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Parainfluenza virus infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 274
Paralysis: in botulism: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; in decompression sickness: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; of diaphragm, in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; facial: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; in lightning injury: Sec. 24, Ch. 293; in locked-in state: Sec. 6, Ch. 84; periodic: Sec. 5, Ch. 73; in polio: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in rabies: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; sleep: Sec. 6, Ch. 81; in spinal cord injury: Sec. 6, Ch. 93; in stroke: Sec. 6, Ch. 86; tick: Sec. 24, Ch. 298 [sidebar]; Todd's: Sec. 6, Ch. 85; vocal cord: Sec. 19, Ch. 222 [figure]; Sec. 19, Ch. 222
Paralytic ileus: Sec. 9, Ch. 132
Paralytic illness: Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]
Paralytic strabismus: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
Paranasal sinuses: Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [figure]: anatomy of: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]; cancer of: Sec. 19, Ch. 223; disorders of: Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [figure]; Sec. 19, Ch. 221; Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [sidebar] (see also Sinusitis); pressure trauma to: Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Paraneoplastic syndromes: Sec. 4, Ch. 57; Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]
Paranoia: in personality disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 105; in schizophrenia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107
Paraparesis, spastic: hereditary: Sec. 6, Ch. 93; tropical: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Paraphilias: Sec. 7, Ch. 104
Paraphimosis: Sec. 21, Ch. 238
Paraplegia (see Spinal cord, injury to)
Parasitic infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 188 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 196; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [figure]; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [figure]; Sec. 17, Ch. 196 [table] (see also specific infections): brain: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; cancer and: Sec. 15, Ch. 180; skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 210; Sec. 18, Ch. 210 [figure]; urinary tract: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
Parasomnias: Sec. 6, Ch. 81
Parathyroid glands: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]: absence of: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; in polyglandular deficiency syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [sidebar]; tumors of: Sec. 13, Ch. 167
Parathyroid hormone: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]: excess of: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; Sec. 13, Ch. 167; Sec. 13, Ch. 167; low levels of: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in osteoporosis: Sec. 5, Ch. 60
Paregoric: Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]
Parenteral nutrition: Sec. 12, Ch. 153; Sec. 25, Ch. 301
Paresthesia: Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [sidebar]
Parietal lobe: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]: injury to: Sec. 6, Ch. 82 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 82
Parkinsonism: Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Parkinson's disease: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 91; Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]: constipation in: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; dementia in: Sec. 6, Ch. 83; information resources on: Appendix IV
Paronychia: Sec. 5, Ch. 71; Sec. 18, Ch. 212
Parotid glands: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; Sec. 8, Ch. 111; Sec. 8, Ch. 111 [figure]: in mumps (see Mumps)
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: Sec. 14, Ch. 172 [table]
Paroxysmal peritonitis, familial: Sec. 25, Ch. 305
Paroxysmal positional vertigo, benign: Sec. 6, Ch. 80; Sec. 6, Ch. 80 [figure]
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: Sec. 3, Ch. 27: in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 27
Parrot fever: Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]
Partial seizures: Sec. 6, Ch. 85
Partial thromboplastin time (PPT): Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Appendix II
Parvovirus B19 infection (erythema infectiosum, fifth disease): Sec. 23, Ch. 267; Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Patch: contraceptive: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; drug administration by: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; eye, in amblyopia: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
Patch test: Sec. 18, Ch. 202; Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Patella (kneecap): Sec. 5, Ch. 58 [figure]: chondromalacia of: Sec. 23, Ch. 278; in nail-patella syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146
Patellofemoral stress syndrome (runner's knee): Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [sidebar]; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [figure]
Patent, for drugs: Sec. 2, Ch. 17
Patent ductus arteriosus: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [figure]
Pavlik harness: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
PCP (phencyclidine): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
PCR (polymerase chain reaction): Sec. 1, Ch. 2
PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified): Sec. 23, Ch. 286
Peak flow meter: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Sec. 23, Ch. 274
Pectin: Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]
Pediatric patients (see Children; Infant[s])
Pediculosis (lice): Sec. 18, Ch. 210; Sec. 18, Ch. 210 [figure]
Pedophilia: Sec. 7, Ch. 104
Peeing (see Urination)
Peeling (skin): in staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: Sec. 18, Ch. 211; in toxic epidermal necrolysis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Peer relationships: Sec. 23, Ch. 268; Sec. 23, Ch. 270
Pel-Ebstein fever: Sec. 14, Ch. 177
Pellagra: Sec. 12, Ch. 154: gingivitis in: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; red tongue in: Sec. 8, Ch. 110
Pelvic congestion syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]
Pelvic examination: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 242 [figure]: for cancer screening: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; in vaginal infection: Sec. 22, Ch. 247
Pelvic floor disorders: Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]
Pelvic inflammatory disease: Sec. 22, Ch. 248: peritonitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 132
Pelvis: abscess in: Sec. 9, Ch. 132; fracture of: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; pain in: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 242 [sidebar]; in endometriosis: Sec. 22, Ch. 245; during menstrual period: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; in pelvic congestion syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]; varicose veins in (pelvic congestion syndrome): Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]
Pemphigoid, bullous: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; Sec. 18, Ch. 209
Pemphigus: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]; Sec. 18, Ch. 209
Penciclovir: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]; Sec. 17, Ch. 198
Penetrance, genetic: Sec. 1, Ch. 2
Penicillamine: in lead poisoning: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; in rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in scleroderma: Sec. 5, Ch. 68
Penicillin: Sec. 2, Ch. 10; Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]: in pneumococcal infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; in strep throat: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; in syphilis: Sec. 17, Ch. 200
Penis: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; Sec. 21, Ch. 237 [figure]: absence of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; cancer of: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; candidiasis of: Sec. 18, Ch. 212; circumcision of: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 272; erection of: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; Sec. 21, Ch. 240; distorted (Peyronie's disease): Sec. 21, Ch. 238; failure of (erectile dysfunction, impotence): Sec. 21, Ch. 240; in acromegaly: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in galactorrhea: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; information resources on: Appendix IV; persistent (priapism): Sec. 21, Ch. 238; fibrous thickening of (Peyronie's disease): Sec. 21, Ch. 238; growths on: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; infections of (see Sexually transmitted diseases); inflammation of: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; injury to: Sec. 21, Ch. 238; prosthetic: Sec. 21, Ch. 240; small: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; urethra opening misplacement in: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pentamidine: Sec. 13, Ch. 166
Pentazocine: Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]: in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
Pentosan polysulfate: Sec. 11, Ch. 149 [sidebar]
Pentoxifylline: Sec. 3, Ch. 34
P-450 enzymes: Sec. 2, Ch. 11; Sec. 2, Ch. 13; Sec. 2, Ch. 13
Pepsin: Sec. 9, Ch. 118
Peptic ulcers: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [sidebar]; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; complications of: Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [sidebar]; drug-related: Sec. 2, Ch. 15 [table]; gastrinoma and: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; stomach cancer and: Sec. 9, Ch. 131
Percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy: Sec. 3, Ch. 30 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 30
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography: Sec. 10, Ch. 134; Sec. 10, Ch. 134 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 136; Appendix II
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA): Sec. 3, Ch. 24; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 3, Ch. 33 [figure]
Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty: Sec. 11, Ch. 145
Perforation: of eardrum: Sec. 19, Ch. 220; Sec. 19, Ch. 220; Sec. 23, Ch. 276; of nasal septum: Sec. 19, Ch. 221; of uterus: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Sec. 22, Ch. 255
Performance, anxiety and: Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [figure]; Sec. 7, Ch. 100
Perfusion, in gas exchange: Sec. 4, Ch. 38
Perfusion scan, lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 46: in pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Pergolide: in Parkinson's disease: Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]; in prolactinoma: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Periapical abscess: Sec. 8, Ch. 114
Pericardial rub: Sec. 3, Ch. 30
Pericardiocentesis: Sec. 3, Ch. 30 [figure]
Pericardiotomy: Sec. 3, Ch. 30 [figure]; Sec. 3, Ch. 30
Pericarditis: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 3, Ch. 30; Sec. 3, Ch. 30 [figure]: after heart attack: Sec. 3, Ch. 33; in kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; in tuberculous: Sec. 17, Ch. 193; Sec. 17, Ch. 193
Pericardium: Sec. 3, Ch. 30: defects of: Sec. 3, Ch. 30; inflammation of (see Pericarditis); radiation injury to: Sec. 24, Ch. 292
Perichondritis: Sec. 19, Ch. 219
Pericoronitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 115
Perimenopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Perineum: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]
Period (menstrual): Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 242: disorders of: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]; first (menarche): Sec. 22, Ch. 241; during perimenopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Periodic paralysis: Sec. 5, Ch. 73
Periodontal diseases: Sec. 8, Ch. 109; Sec. 8, Ch. 115; Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [figure]
Periodontitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [figure]
Periosteum: Sec. 5, Ch. 58
Peripheral arteries (see Artery [arteries], peripheral)
Peripheral nerves: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [figure]: age-associated changes in: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; disorders of: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [sidebar]
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis: Sec. 20, Ch. 230
Peristalsis, esophageal: Sec. 9, Ch. 120 [figure]: disorders of: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
Peritoneal dialysis: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 143 [sidebar]; Sec. 11, Ch. 143 [table]; Sec. 11, Ch. 143 [figure]: peritonitis and: Sec. 9, Ch. 132
Peritoneal drains: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Peritoneum: Sec. 9, Ch. 118
Peritonitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 132: in ascites: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; paroxysmal, familial: Sec. 25, Ch. 305; in pelvic inflammatory disease: Sec. 22, Ch. 248
Perlèche: Sec. 18, Ch. 212
Permethrin: Sec. 18, Ch. 210; Sec. 18, Ch. 210
Pernicious anemia: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 16, Ch. 186 [table]
Pernio: Sec. 24, Ch. 291
Peroneal muscular atrophy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease): Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Peroneal nerve palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Peroneal tenosynovitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 72
Persistent pulmonary hypertension: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Personality disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 105; Sec. 7, Ch. 105 [sidebar]; Sec. 7, Ch. 105 [table]: multiple personalities: Sec. 7, Ch. 106; Sec. 7, Ch. 106 [sidebar]
Pertussis (whooping cough): Sec. 23, Ch. 272: immunization for: Sec. 17, Ch. 189; Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 263 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 272 [sidebar]
Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS): Sec. 23, Ch. 286
Pessary: Sec. 22, Ch. 249
Pessimism, health and: Sec. 1, Ch. 1
Pestis minor: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
PET (see Positron emission tomography)
Petit mal (absence) seizures: Sec. 6, Ch. 85; Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [figure]
Petroleum jelly: in atopic dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; cleansing with: Sec. 18, Ch. 202
Petroleum products, poisoning from: Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Sec. 8, Ch. 110; Sec. 9, Ch. 131
Peyer's patches: Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [figure]
Peyote (mescaline): Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Peyronie's disease: Sec. 21, Ch. 238
pH: Sec. 12, Ch. 159 [sidebar]: blood: Sec. 12, Ch. 159; Appendix II; esophageal: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; Sec. 9, Ch. 121; vaginal: Sec. 22, Ch. 247
Phagocytes: Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]: in lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 38
Phagocytosis: Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]; Sec. 16, Ch. 183; Sec. 16, Ch. 183 [sidebar]
Phalloidine poisoning: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 9, Ch. 122
Phallus (see Penis)
Phantom limb: Sec. 1, Ch. 7: pain in: Sec. 6, Ch. 78
Pharmacist, communication with: Sec. 2, Ch. 16
Pharmacodynamics: Sec. 2, Ch. 12
Pharmacokinetics: Sec. 2, Ch. 11
Pharmacological stress testing: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 21
Pharyngitis (see also Sore throat): in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 276; at high altitudes: Sec. 24, Ch. 296 [sidebar]
Pharynx (see Throat)
Phencyclidine: Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Phendimetrazine: Sec. 12, Ch. 156
Phenobarbital: during breastfeeding: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [sidebar]; in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]; folic acid deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; in seizure disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]; warfarin interaction with: Sec. 2, Ch. 13
Phenol burns: Sec. 24, Ch. 289 [sidebar]
Phenotype: Sec. 1, Ch. 2
Phenoxybenzamine: Sec. 13, Ch. 164
Phentermine: Sec. 12, Ch. 156
Phentolamine: Sec. 21, Ch. 240
Phenylephrine: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]
Phenylketonuria (PKU): Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Phenytoin: folic acid deficiency with: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; gingivitis and: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; in seizure disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 85 [drug table]; selective IgA deficiency with: Sec. 16, Ch. 184
Pheochromocytoma: Sec. 13, Ch. 164: in cardiomyopathy: Sec. 3, Ch. 26; high blood pressure in: Sec. 3, Ch. 22; Sec. 3, Ch. 22; in multiple endocrine neoplasia: Sec. 13, Ch. 167
Pheomelanin: Sec. 18, Ch. 207
Pheromones: Sec. 22, Ch. 241
Philadelphia chromosome: Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Phimosis: Sec. 21, Ch. 238
Phlebitis: Sec. 3, Ch. 34; Sec. 3, Ch. 36
Phlebotomy (bloodletting): in hemochromatosis: Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [sidebar]; in polycythemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; in porphyria: Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Phlegm (sputum): Sec. 4, Ch. 39: blood in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in bronchitis: Sec. 4, Ch. 41; Sec. 4, Ch. 41; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; for lung cancer screening: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; in tuberculosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 193
Phobias: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 7, Ch. 100 [table]: school: Sec. 23, Ch. 271
Phoenix House: Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Phoria: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
Phoropter: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Phosgene: Sec. 4, Ch. 49
Phosphatase (alkaline): Appendix II
Phosphorus and phosphate: Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 155: high blood levels of (hyperphosphatemia): Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; kidney regulation of: Sec. 11, Ch. 141; low blood levels of (hypophosphatemia): Sec. 12, Ch. 155; rickets and: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; radioactive: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; reference range for: Appendix II
Photoallergic contact dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Photodynamic therapy: in angioma: Sec. 18, Ch. 215 [sidebar]; in esophageal cancer: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; in macular degeneration: Sec. 20, Ch. 234
Photophobia: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Photoreceptors: Sec. 20, Ch. 224: electroretinography of: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Photorefractive keratectomy: Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Photosensitivity: Sec. 18, Ch. 214: drug-related: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; Sec. 18, Ch. 214; Sec. 18, Ch. 214 [sidebar]; in pellagra: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; in porphyrias: Sec. 12, Ch. 160; Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Phototherapy: Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]: for atopic dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; for granuloma annulare: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; for hyperbilirubinemia: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; for lichen planus: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; for manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; for psoriasis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; for seasonal affective disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 101 [sidebar]; for vitiligo: Sec. 18, Ch. 208
Phototoxic contact dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Phycomycosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 197
Phylloquinone: Sec. 12, Ch. 154
Physical activity: atherosclerosis and: Sec. 3, Ch. 32; cholesterol lowering with: Sec. 12, Ch. 157; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; obesity and: Sec. 12, Ch. 156
Physical allergy: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Physical examination: in child's preventive care: Sec. 23, Ch. 268; in digestive system disorders: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in gynecologic disorders: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; in heart and blood vessel disorders: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in kidney disorders: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; in musculoskeletal disorders: Sec. 5, Ch. 59; in neurologic examination: Sec. 6, Ch. 77; Sec. 6, Ch. 77 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 77 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 77 [figure]; of newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 263 [sidebar]; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257
Physical punishment (for children): Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]
Physical therapy: Sec. 1, Ch. 7; Sec. 1, Ch. 7 [figure] (see also Rehabilitation): in burn injury: Sec. 24, Ch. 289; chest: Sec. 4, Ch. 40; in osteoarthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 66; in sports injuries: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; in temporomandibular joint disorders: Sec. 8, Ch. 116; Sec. 8, Ch. 116 [sidebar]
Physician: communication with: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; Sec. 1, Ch. 8; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; Sec. 2, Ch. 16; decision making by: Sec. 25, Ch. 300; for dying person: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; general organizations for: Appendix IV; medical record release by: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; prevention and: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; primary care: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; visit to: Sec. 1, Ch. 4
Physostigmine: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]
Phytanic acid, accumulation of (Refsum's disease): Sec. 23, Ch. 282 [sidebar]
Pia mater: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]; Sec. 6, Ch. 76 [figure]
Pica: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 22, Ch. 257
Pick's disease: Sec. 6, Ch. 83
Pickwickian syndrome (obesity-hypoventilation syndrome): Sec. 6, Ch. 81
PID (pelvic inflammatory disease): Sec. 22, Ch. 248
Pierre Robin syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pigeon breeder's lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]
Pigment, of skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 208
Pill: the (see Oral contraceptives); in esophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
Pilocarpine: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]: in esotropia: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
Pilonidal disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 130
Pimples: in acne: Sec. 18, Ch. 204; Sec. 18, Ch. 204 [figure]; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; in rosacea: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in seborrheic dermatitis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Pinealoma: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]
Pinguecula: Sec. 20, Ch. 229: in Gaucher's disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Pinkeye: Sec. 20, Ch. 229 [sidebar] (see also Conjunctivitis)
Pinna (external ear): Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 217 [figure]: disorders of: Sec. 19, Ch. 219; Sec. 19, Ch. 219 [figure]
Pins-and-needles: Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [sidebar]
Pinta: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Pinworm infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Pioglitazone: Sec. 13, Ch. 165 [drug table]
Piperacillin: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Pitcher's shoulder: Sec. 5, Ch. 75; Sec. 5, Ch. 75 [sidebar]
Pituitary gland: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [figure]; Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [figure]: adenoma of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; acromegaly with: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; dysfunction of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in diabetes insipidus: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in hyperthyroidism: Sec. 13, Ch. 163; in empty sella syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; enlargement of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in growth: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; in hormone control: Sec. 13, Ch. 161; Sec. 13, Ch. 161; imaging of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in puberty: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; sarcoidosis of: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; tumors of: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [table]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]; Sec. 6, Ch. 88; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; acromegaly with: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Cushing's syndrome with: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; galactorrhea with: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in multiple endocrine neoplasia: Sec. 13, Ch. 167; in Nelson's syndrome: Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; vision loss with: Sec. 20, Ch. 225; underactive (hypopituitarism): Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [sidebar]
Pit viper bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Pityriasis rosea: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Pityriasis versicolor: Sec. 18, Ch. 212
PKU (phenylketonuria): Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Placebos: Sec. 2, Ch. 10; Sec. 2, Ch. 10 [sidebar]
Placenta: Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]: delivery of: Sec. 22, Ch. 260 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 260; detachment of (placental abruption): Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; drug transport across: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [figure]; mislocation of (placenta previa): Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; of postmature fetus: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Placenta previa: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Plague: Sec. 17, Ch. 190: immunization for: Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]
Plane travel (see Air travel)
Plantar fasciitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 72
Plantar warts: Sec. 18, Ch. 213
Plants: dermatitis from: Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]; Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]; poisoning from: Sec. 9, Ch. 122
Plaque (dental): Sec. 8, Ch. 114: in gingivitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; in periodontitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [figure]
Plaque (skin): Sec. 18, Ch. 202 [sidebar]
Plasma: Sec. 14, Ch. 169: exchange of (plasmapheresis): Sec. 14, Ch. 171 [sidebar] (see also Plasmapheresis); low levels of, in relative polycythemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [sidebar]; transfusion of: Sec. 14, Ch. 171
Plasma cell: Sec. 16, Ch. 183: disorders of: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 175; Sec. 14, Ch. 175 [sidebar]
Plasma cell gastritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 121
Plasmapheresis: Sec. 14, Ch. 171 [sidebar]: in autoimmune disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 186; in autoimmune hemolytic anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in Goodpasture's syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; in macroglobulinemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; in multiple sclerosis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92; in thrombocythemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Plasmodium infections (malaria): Sec. 17, Ch. 196; Sec. 25, Ch. 303: kidney damage and: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; during pregnancy: Sec. 25, Ch. 303
Platelet(s): Sec. 14, Ch. 169: aspirin and: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; bleeding time test of: Sec. 14, Ch. 170; in clot formation: Sec. 14, Ch. 173; Sec. 14, Ch. 173 [figure]; count of: Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Sec. 14, Ch. 170 [table]; Appendix II; donation of: Sec. 14, Ch. 171; formation of: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; high levels of (thrombocythemia): Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 178; Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [sidebar]; low levels of (thrombocytopenia): Sec. 14, Ch. 169; Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Sec. 14, Ch. 173; Sec. 14, Ch. 173 [sidebar]; with cancer treatment: Sec. 15, Ch. 182; in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: Sec. 16, Ch. 184; mean volume of: Sec. 14, Ch. 170 [table]; in polycythemia vera: Sec. 14, Ch. 178; radiation effects on: Sec. 24, Ch. 292; splenic entrapment of (hypersplenism): Sec. 14, Ch. 179; transfusion of: Sec. 14, Ch. 171; Sec. 14, Ch. 171; for pregnant women: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Plateletpheresis: Sec. 14, Ch. 171
Platinum derivatives, in cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [drug table]
Play: Sec. 23, Ch. 268
Pleura: Sec. 4, Ch. 38: anatomy of: Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [figure]; biopsy of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; disorders of: Sec. 4, Ch. 52; inflammation of (pleurisy): Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]; mesothelioma of: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; pain in: Sec. 4, Ch. 39
Pleural effusion: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]: aspiration of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in cancer: Sec. 4, Ch. 57; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Sec. 14, Ch. 177 [table]; in tuberculosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 193
Pleural rub: Sec. 4, Ch. 52
Pleurisy: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]
Pleurodesis: Sec. 4, Ch. 52
Pleurodynia, epidemic: Sec. 23, Ch. 273 [sidebar]
Plexus: Sec. 6, Ch. 76; Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 6, Ch. 95 [figure]: disorders of: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Plummer's disease: Sec. 13, Ch. 163
Plummer-Vinson syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
5p minus syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266 [sidebar]
PMS (premenstrual syndrome): Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]
Pneumatic sleeve: Sec. 3, Ch. 37
Pneumatic stockings: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 37
Pneumaturia: Sec. 11, Ch. 149
Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae) infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190: immunization for: Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 189; Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 23, Ch. 263 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 272; Sec. 23, Ch. 272 [sidebar]; meninges: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; occult bacteremia: Sec. 23, Ch. 272; pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 42
Pneumoconiosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]: benign: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 49; coal workers': Sec. 4, Ch. 49; Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; organic dust: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [table]: in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Pneumomediastinum: in barotrauma: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]: abscess with: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 43; Aspergillus: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; aspiration: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 12, Ch. 153; Chlamydia pneumoniae: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Chlamydia psittaci: Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]; eosinophilic: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; fungal: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; gram-negative: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Haemophilus influenzae: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; in influenza: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; interstitial; desquamative: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; lymphoid: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; in Legionnaires' disease: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; in measles: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; mycoplasmal: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; pneumococcal: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Pneumocystis carinii: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; prevention of: Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; in respiratory tract infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; staphylococcal: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; in tularemia: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; in typhoid fever: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; viral: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]; Sec. 17, Ch. 198; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Pneumonitis: aspiration: Sec. 4, Ch. 50 [table]; chemical: Sec. 4, Ch. 42; Sec. 24, Ch. 297; in HIV infection: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; hypersensitivity: Sec. 4, Ch. 49 [sidebar]; Sec. 4, Ch. 51; Sec. 4, Ch. 51 [table]; in meconium aspiration syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; organizing, cryptogenic: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Pneumothorax: Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52 [sidebar]: in asthma: Sec. 4, Ch. 44; in barotrauma: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; in COPD: Sec. 4, Ch. 45; in meconium aspiration syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Podagra: Sec. 5, Ch. 70
Poisoning: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; Sec. 24, Ch. 297 [sidebar]: acetaminophen: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; aspirin: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; carbon monoxide: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; caustic substances: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; fish: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; food (see Food poisoning); hydrocarbon: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; insecticide: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; iron: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; lead: Sec. 24, Ch. 297; lizard-bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; mushroom: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 9, Ch. 122; plant: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; seafood: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; shellfish: Sec. 9, Ch. 122 [table]; Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 9, Ch. 122; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; snake-bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; spider-bite: Sec. 24, Ch. 298; toadstool: Sec. 9, Ch. 122
Poison ivy: Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]
Polio: Sec. 23, Ch. 273: immunization for: Sec. 17, Ch. 189; Sec. 17, Ch. 189 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 263 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 273; muscle weakness after: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Pollen: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Polyarteritis nodosa: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]
Polychondritis, relapsing: Sec. 5, Ch. 68
Polycystic kidney disease: Sec. 11, Ch. 146 Sec. 11, Ch. 146 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Polycystic ovary syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244: obesity in: Sec. 12, Ch. 156
Polycythemia: Sec. 4, Ch. 54; Sec. 14, Ch. 169: in chronic mountain sickness: Sec. 24, Ch. 296 [sidebar]; in newborn: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; primary (polycythemia vera): Sec. 14, Ch. 178; Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [table]; relative: Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [sidebar]; secondary: Sec. 14, Ch. 178 [sidebar]
Polydipsia: in diabetes insipidus: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 13, Ch. 165
Polyglandular deficiency syndromes: Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [sidebar]
Polyhydramnios: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Polymenorrhea: Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [table]
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR): Sec. 1, Ch. 2
Polymorphous light eruption: Sec. 18, Ch. 214
Polymyalgia rheumatica: Sec. 5, Ch. 69
Polymyositis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68: in cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]
Polymyxin B: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Polyneuropathy: Sec. 6, Ch. 95: in cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [sidebar]; diabetic: Sec. 13, Ch. 165
Polyp(s): familial: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 9, Ch. 131; large intestine: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; nasal: Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 16, Ch. 185; Sec. 19, Ch. 221 [figure]; Sec. 19, Ch. 221; stomach: Sec. 9, Ch. 131; Sec. 9, Ch. 131; vocal cord: Sec. 19, Ch. 222; Sec. 19, Ch. 222 [figure]
Polypeptide antibiotics: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]
Polysomnography: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 6, Ch. 81; Sec. 6, Ch. 81 [sidebar]; Sec. 23, Ch. 276
Polyuria: in diabetes insipidus: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 13, Ch. 165
Polyvinyl chloride: Sec. 10, Ch. 139
Pompe's disease: Sec. 23, Ch. 282 [table]
Pompholyx: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Popliteal artery, aneurysm of: Sec. 3, Ch. 35
Popliteal cyst: Sec. 5, Ch. 74
Popliteus tendinitis: Sec. 5, Ch. 75
Porcelain veneers: Sec. 8, Ch. 114 [sidebar]
Porencephaly: Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [table]
Pork tapeworm: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Porphobilinogen: Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Porphobilinogen deaminase deficiency (acute intermittent porphyria): Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Porphyria cutanea tarda: Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Porphyrias: Sec. 12, Ch. 160; Sec. 12, Ch. 160 [sidebar]: hormone replacement therapy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Porphyrins: Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Portal-systemic encephalopathy: Sec. 10, Ch. 135
Portal-systemic shunt: Sec. 10, Ch. 135
Portal vein: Sec. 10, Ch. 133; Sec. 10, Ch. 133 [figure]; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; Sec. 10, Ch. 138 [figure]: high blood pressure in: Sec. 10, Ch. 135; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; Sec. 10, Ch. 138; thrombosis of: Sec. 10, Ch. 138
Portuguese man-of-war sting: Sec. 24, Ch. 298
Port-wine stain: Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Positron emission tomography (PET): Appendix II: in cancer staging: Sec. 15, Ch. 181; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in Hodgkin's disease: Sec. 14, Ch. 177; in lung disorders: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in neurologic disorders: Sec. 6, Ch. 77
Postcoital test: Sec. 22, Ch. 254
Postconcussion syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 87; Sec. 6, Ch. 87
Postdrome, of migraine headache: Sec. 6, Ch. 79
Posterior chamber, of eye: Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]; Sec. 20, Ch. 224
Posterior tibial nerve, compression of (tarsal tunnel syndrome): Sec. 5, Ch. 72
Posterior urethral valves: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Postherpetic neuralgia: Sec. 6, Ch. 78; Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [sidebar]
Posthitis: Sec. 21, Ch. 238
Postinfectious (parainfectious) encephalitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 89
Postinfectious (acute disseminated) encephalomyelitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92
Postmature infant: Sec. 23, Ch. 264
Postmaturity, of pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 261
Post-myocardial infarction syndrome: Sec. 3, Ch. 30; Sec. 3, Ch. 33; Sec. 3, Ch. 33
Postpartum depression: Sec. 22, Ch. 262
Postpartum period: Sec. 22, Ch. 262
Postpolio syndrome: Sec. 6, Ch. 95; Sec. 23, Ch. 273
Postprandial hypotension: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 23
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis: Sec. 11, Ch. 144
Postterm pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 261
Posttraumatic stress: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; Sec. 23, Ch. 286 [sidebar]
Postural drainage: Sec. 4, Ch. 40
Postural (orthostatic) hypotension: Sec. 3, Ch. 23; Sec. 3, Ch. 23
Posture: Sec. 6, Ch. 94; Sec. 25, Ch. 302
Potassium: Sec. 12, Ch. 155 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 155: high blood levels of (hyperkalemia): Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in kidney failure: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; Sec. 11, Ch. 143; periodic paralysis with: Sec. 5, Ch. 73; low blood levels of (hypokalemia): Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in Bartter's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in Cushing's syndrome: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; in gastroenteritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 122; in hyperaldosteronism: Sec. 13, Ch. 164; in Liddle's syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; Sec. 12, Ch. 155; periodic paralysis with: Sec. 5, Ch. 73; reference range for: Appendix II; supplementation with: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; generic substitutions for: Sec. 2, Ch. 17 [table]
Potassium channel blockers: Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [drug table]
Potassium citrate: in cystinuria: Sec. 11, Ch. 146; in urinary tract stones: Sec. 11, Ch. 148
Potassium iodide: Sec. 24, Ch. 292
Potency, of drugs: Sec. 2, Ch. 12
Potter's syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pouches, esophageal: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
Powders: Sec. 18, Ch. 202; Sec. 18, Ch. 202
Power of attorney, for health care: Sec. 1, Ch. 9 [sidebar]; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; Sec. 1, Ch. 9; Sec. 25, Ch. 301
Poxvirus infection (molluscum contagiosum): Sec. 18, Ch. 213
Prader-Willi syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 266 [sidebar]: information resources on: Appendix IV
Pralidoxime: Sec. 24, Ch. 297
Pramipexole: Sec. 6, Ch. 91 [drug table]
Pravastatin: Sec. 12, Ch. 157 [drug table]
Precocious puberty: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]
Prednisolone (see Corticosteroids; Prednisone)
Prednisone (see also Corticosteroids): adrenal gland suppression by: Sec. 13, Ch. 164 [sidebar]; in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; in autoimmune disorders: Sec. 16, Ch. 186; in autoimmune hemolytic anemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 172; in Behçet's syndrome: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; in Bell's palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 96; in canker sores: Sec. 8, Ch. 112; in Crohn's disease: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126 [drug table]; in dermatomyositis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; in eosinophilic pneumonia: Sec. 4, Ch. 51; in gout: Sec. 5, Ch. 70; Sec. 5, Ch. 70 [drug table]; in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; in meningitis: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; in multiple sclerosis: Sec. 6, Ch. 92; in muscular dystrophy: Sec. 5, Ch. 73; in osteopetroses: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; in polyarteritis nodosa: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; in polymyalgia rheumatica: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; in polymyositis: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; in rheumatoid arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in systemic lupus erythematosus: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; in temporal (giant cell) arteritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 69; in transplantation: Sec. 16, Ch. 187 [drug table]; in ulcerative colitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Preeclampsia: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 261
Pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [sidebar] (see also Embryo; Fetus): ABO incompatibility in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; in adolescents: Sec. 23, Ch. 271; after premature menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; age considerations in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Down syndrome and: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; alcohol use during: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; amniocentesis during: Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256; anemia in: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; anticonvulsant use during: Sec. 6, Ch. 85; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; appendicitis during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; aspartame use during: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; aspirin use during: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; asthma during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; autoimmune disorders in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; bleeding during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; caffeine consumption during: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; cancer during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; cardiomyopathy with: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; cholestasis during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; chorea in: Sec. 6, Ch. 91; chorionic villus sampling during: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; cocaine use during: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; complications of: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; cortical necrosis during: Sec. 11, Ch. 145; cystitis during: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; cytomegalovirus infection during: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; dating of: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; detection of: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; diabetes mellitus during: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Down syndrome and: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; drug addiction during: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; drug use in: Sec. 2, Ch. 15; Sec. 2, Ch. 18; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; alcohol: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; cocaine: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; marijuana: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; opioid: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; eclampsia in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; ectopic: Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; fatty liver of: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; fertilization in (see Fertilization); fever during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; fibroids during: Sec. 22, Ch. 246; folic acid and: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 285; gallstones during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; genetic screening before: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; gingivitis during: Sec. 8, Ch. 115; Graves' disease in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; heart disease in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; HELLP syndrome in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; hepatitis during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 25, Ch. 303; herpes gestationis in: Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [sidebar]; herpes simplex virus infection during: Sec. 17, Ch. 198; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; high blood pressure during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; high-risk: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; HIV infection during: Sec. 17, Ch. 199; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 23, Ch. 273; hydronephrosis during: Sec. 11, Ch. 148; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; immunization during: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; indomethacin use during: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; infection during: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; Sec. 17, Ch. 190; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; information resources on: Appendix IV; Appendix IV; iodine deficiency during: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; iron supplementation during: Sec. 12, Ch. 155; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; IUD use and: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; kidney disorders in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; kidney infection during: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; listeriosis during: Sec. 17, Ch. 190; liver disease during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; loss of (see Abortion; Miscarriage); malaria during: Sec. 25, Ch. 303; Marfan syndrome and: Sec. 23, Ch. 279; marijuana use during: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; mask of (melasma): Sec. 18, Ch. 208; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; medical care during: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; miscarriage of (see Miscarriage); molar: Sec. 22, Ch. 252; myasthenia gravis in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; nausea and vomiting during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; nipple discharge during: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; number of: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; oligohydramnios in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; opioid use during: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; physical changes during: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [sidebar]; placental problems in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 258 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; polyhydramnios in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; portal vein thrombosis during: Sec. 10, Ch. 138; postterm: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; preeclampsia in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; prenatal testing for: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; prevention of (see Contraception and contraceptives; Oral contraceptives); previous pregnancies and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; problems achieving (infertility): Sec. 22, Ch. 254; rape and: Sec. 22, Ch. 253; rheumatoid arthritis during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Rh incompatibility in: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 262; Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar]; risk factors in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; rubella during: Sec. 23, Ch. 273; seizures during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; self-care during: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; sexually transmitted disease during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; sickle cell disease and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; smoking during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; stages of: Sec. 22, Ch. 257 [figure]; surgery during: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; systemic lupus erythematosus and: Sec. 5, Ch. 68; Sec. 22, Ch. 258; termination of (see Abortion; Miscarriage); thyroiditis after: Sec. 13, Ch. 163; toxemia of (preeclampsia): Sec. 22, Ch. 258; Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 261; toxoplasmosis during: Sec. 17, Ch. 196; travel during: Sec. 25, Ch. 303; tubal: Sec. 22, Ch. 248; ultrasonography during: Sec. 22, Ch. 242; Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; Sec. 22, Ch. 257; umbilical cord blood sampling during: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; uterine fibroids in: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; vaccination during: Sec. 22, Ch. 259; Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; vitamin A during: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; vitamin D deficiency during: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; weight gain in: Sec. 12, Ch. 156
Premacular fibrosis: Sec. 20, Ch. 234
Premature ejaculation: Sec. 21, Ch. 240 [sidebar]; Sec. 21, Ch. 240
Premature infant: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [sidebar] (see also Labor and delivery, preterm): apnea in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; dehydration in: Sec. 12, Ch. 158; eye problems (retinopathy) in: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; infection in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264 [table]; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; intestinal problems (necrotizing enterocolitis) in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; lung development problems (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; respiratory distress syndrome in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; sepsis in: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; vitamin E deficiency in: Sec. 12, Ch. 154
Premature labor (see Labor and delivery, preterm)
Premature menopause: Sec. 22, Ch. 243
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 22, Ch. 244
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS): Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 244 [sidebar]
Prenatal testing: Sec. 22, Ch. 256; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [sidebar]; Sec. 22, Ch. 256 [figure]; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 266; Sec. 23, Ch. 285
Presbycusis: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; Sec. 19, Ch. 217
Presbyesophagus: Sec. 9, Ch. 120
Presbyopia: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Preschool: Sec. 23, Ch. 268; Sec. 23, Ch. 287
Prescription drugs: Sec. 2, Ch. 10 (see also Drugs): abuse of: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108 [sidebar]
Preservatives, for food: Sec. 16, Ch. 185
Pressure: bladder: Sec. 11, Ch. 147; blood (see Blood pressure; High blood pressure; Low blood pressure); carbon dioxide: Appendix II; in diving: Sec. 24, Ch. 295; Sec. 24, Ch. 295 [sidebar]; Sec. 24, Ch. 295 [sidebar]; ear: Sec. 19, Ch. 217; Sec. 19, Ch. 220; Sec. 19, Ch. 220 [figure]; Sec. 25, Ch. 303; eye (intraocular): Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; anterior chamber paracentesis for: Sec. 20, Ch. 234; increased (glaucoma): Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 225; Sec. 20, Ch. 233; Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]; measurement of: Sec. 20, Ch. 233; oxygen: Appendix II
Pressure sores: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 18, Ch. 205; Sec. 18, Ch. 205 [figure]: casts and: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; in dying person: Sec. 1, Ch. 8; prevention of: Sec. 18, Ch. 205
Preterm labor and delivery (see Labor and delivery, preterm; Premature infant)
Prevention: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]: in adolescents: Sec. 23, Ch. 270; in adults: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; barriers to: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; cancer: Sec. 15, Ch. 182; Sec. 15, Ch. 182 [sidebar]; in children and teenagers: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 23, Ch. 268; Sec. 23, Ch. 270; components of: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; doctor visits for: Sec. 1, Ch. 4; exercise for: Sec. 1, Ch. 6 (see also Exercise); in infants: Sec. 23, Ch. 263; of obesity: Sec. 23, Ch. 268; in older adults: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; of premature birth: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; primary: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; risk assessment in: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 1, Ch. 5 [table]; secondary: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; tertiary: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; value of: Sec. 1, Ch. 5
Priapism: Sec. 21, Ch. 238
Prickly heat: Sec. 18, Ch. 206; Sec. 18, Ch. 206 [figure]
Primaquine: Sec. 17, Ch. 196
Primary biliary cirrhosis: Sec. 10, Ch. 136
Primary care doctor: Sec. 1, Ch. 4
Primary lateral sclerosis: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Primary sclerosing cholangitis: Sec. 10, Ch. 136
Prion diseases: Sec. 6, Ch. 90; Sec. 6, Ch. 90 [sidebar]
Prisms: in amblyopia: Sec. 23, Ch. 277; in strabismus: Sec. 23, Ch. 277
Pritikin diet: Sec. 12, Ch. 152
PRK (photorefractive keratectomy): Sec. 20, Ch. 226
Probenecid: Sec. 5, Ch. 70 [drug table]; Sec. 5, Ch. 70
Procidentia: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]
Proctitis: Sec. 9, Ch. 130: ulcerative: Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126; Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Prodrome, of migraine headache: Sec. 6, Ch. 79
Progeroid syndromes: Sec. 1, Ch. 3
Progesterone: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241: in menstrual cycle: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257; in premenstrual syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; receptors for: Sec. 22, Ch. 251
Progestin: in breast cancer: Sec. 22, Ch. 251; in endometrial (uterine) cancer: Sec. 22, Ch. 252; in endometriosis: Sec. 22, Ch. 245; Sec. 22, Ch. 245 [drug table]; implant formulation of: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; injectable: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; in IUD: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; Sec. 22, Ch. 255 [figure]; in oral contraceptives: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; in polycystic ovary syndrome: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]; replacement therapy with: Sec. 22, Ch. 243; Sec. 22, Ch. 243 [drug table]; skin patch formulation of: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; in uterine fibroids: Sec. 22, Ch. 246; vaginal ring formulation of: Sec. 22, Ch. 255
Prognathism: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Progressive bulbar palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Progressive massive fibrosis, in black lung: Sec. 4, Ch. 49
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: Sec. 6, Ch. 89; Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [table]
Progressive muscular atrophy: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Progressive pseudobulbar palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Progressive supranuclear palsy: Sec. 6, Ch. 91
Projection, as defense mechanism: Sec. 7, Ch. 105 [table]
Prolactin: Sec. 13, Ch. 161 [table]; Sec. 13, Ch. 162; Sec. 13, Ch. 162 [figure]; Sec. 22, Ch. 241: deficiency of: Sec. 13, Ch. 162; galactorrhea and: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Prolactinoma: Sec. 13, Ch. 162
Prolapse: bladder: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]; mitral valve: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 3, Ch. 28; rectal: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]; small intestine: Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]; umbilical cord: Sec. 22, Ch. 261; urethra: Sec. 22, Ch. 249; uterus: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]; vagina: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 22, Ch. 249; Sec. 22, Ch. 249 [figure]
Promethazine: Sec. 16, Ch. 185 [drug table]: in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
Promyelocytic leukemia: Sec. 14, Ch. 176
Propantheline, in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
Propionibacterium acnes: Sec. 18, Ch. 204
Propionic acid: Sec. 22, Ch. 247
Propoxyphene: Sec. 6, Ch. 78 [drug table]: in elderly persons: Sec. 2, Ch. 14 [table]
Propranolol (see Beta-blockers)
Propylthiouracil: Sec. 13, Ch. 163 [drug table]: in hyperthyroidism: Sec. 13, Ch. 163; Sec. 23, Ch. 264; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 259 [table]
Prostacyclin: Sec. 4, Ch. 54
Prostaglandin analogues: in abortion: Sec. 22, Ch. 255; in congenital artery blockage: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; in glaucoma: Sec. 20, Ch. 233 [drug table]; in labor and delivery: Sec. 22, Ch. 261
Prostate gland: Sec. 21, Ch. 237 [figure]; Sec. 21, Ch. 237: benign hyperplasia of: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 11, Ch. 142; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; over-the-counter drug precautions in: Sec. 2, Ch. 18 [table]; urination problems with: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; cancer of: Sec. 1, Ch. 3 [table]; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; Sec. 21, Ch. 239 [table]; screening for: Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; staging of: Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; enlargement of (see Prostate gland, benign hyperplasia of); examination of: Sec. 11, Ch. 142; infection of: Sec. 11, Ch. 149; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; inflammation of (prostatitis): Sec. 21, Ch. 239; information resources on: Appendix IV; removal of (prostatectomy): Sec. 21, Ch. 239; swelling of: Sec. 21, Ch. 239; testosterone replacement effects on: Sec. 21, Ch. 237 [sidebar]; transurethral resection of (TURP): Sec. 21, Ch. 239
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA): Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; Sec. 21, Ch. 239: reference range for: Appendix II
Prostatitis: Sec. 21, Ch. 239: information resources on: Appendix IV
Protease inhibitors: Sec. 17, Ch. 199; Sec. 17, Ch. 199 [drug table]
Protein(s): Bence Jones: Sec. 14, Ch. 175; dietary: Sec. 12, Ch. 152; deficiency of: Sec. 9, Ch. 125 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 153; Sec. 12, Ch. 153 [sidebar]; Sec. 12, Ch. 153 [table]; in phenylketonuria: Sec. 23, Ch. 282; in weight loss diet: Sec. 12, Ch. 152; plasma: Sec. 14, Ch. 169; reference range for: Appendix II; urinary (proteinuria): Sec. 11, Ch. 142; hematuria with: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; in nephrotic syndrome: Sec. 11, Ch. 144; during pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 257
Protein C deficiency of: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Proteinosis, alveolar: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Protein S deficiency of: Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Proteus infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190
Prothrombin time (PT): Sec. 14, Ch. 170; Appendix II
Proton pump inhibitors: in gastritis: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; in gastroesophageal reflux: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in peptic ulcer: Sec. 9, Ch. 121; Sec. 9, Ch. 121 [drug table]
Protoporphyria: Sec. 12, Ch. 160
Prune-belly syndrome: Sec. 23, Ch. 265 [table]
Pruritus (see Itching)
Pruritus ani: Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 9, Ch. 130; Sec. 18, Ch. 203
Pruritus vulvae: Sec. 18, Ch. 203
PSA (prostate-specific antigen): Sec. 1, Ch. 5; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181 [table]; Sec. 15, Ch. 181; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; Sec. 21, Ch. 239; Sec. 21, Ch. 239: reference range for: Appendix II
Pseudobulbar palsy, progressive: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Pseudocholinesterase: Sec. 2, Ch. 13
Pseudocyst, pancreatic: Sec. 9, Ch. 124; Sec. 9, Ch. 124
Pseudodementia: Sec. 6, Ch. 83; Sec. 7, Ch. 101
Pseudoephedrine: Sec. 17, Ch. 198 [drug table]
Pseudofolliculitis barbae: Sec. 18, Ch. 207; Sec. 18, Ch. 211
Pseudogout: Sec. 5, Ch. 70
Pseudohermaphroditism: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pseudohypertension: Sec. 3, Ch. 22
Pseudohypoparathyroidism: Sec. 12, Ch. 155
Pseudomembrane, in diphtheria: Sec. 23, Ch. 272
Pseudomonas infection: Sec. 17, Ch. 190: of skin: Sec. 18, Ch. 211
Pseudoprecocious puberty: Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]
Pseudotumor, orbital: Sec. 20, Ch. 236
Pseudotumor cerebri: Sec. 6, Ch. 88 [sidebar]; Sec. 20, Ch. 235
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum: Sec. 23, Ch. 279
Psilocybin: Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Psittacosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 42 [sidebar]
Psoralens: Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]: in granuloma annulare: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in lichen planus: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in psoriasis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in psoriatic arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in vitiligo: Sec. 18, Ch. 208
Psoriasis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203: arthritis with: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; Sec. 18, Ch. 203; information resources on: Appendix IV
Psychiatric disorders (see Mental health disorders)
Psychoanalysis: Sec. 7, Ch. 98; Sec. 7, Ch. 105
Psychogenic halitosis: Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [sidebar]
Psychogenic hypacusis: Sec. 19, Ch. 218
Psychogenic incontinence: Sec. 11, Ch. 147
Psychogenic pain: Sec. 6, Ch. 78
Psychologic abuse: Sec. 22, Ch. 253
Psychologic issues (see also Family relationships; Mental health disorders): after childbirth: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; for caregiver: Sec. 6, Ch. 83 [sidebar]; in childhood cancer: Sec. 23, Ch. 283; in chronic childhood illness: Sec. 23, Ch. 287; in constipation: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; in diabetes mellitus: Sec. 23, Ch. 281; in dialysis: Sec. 11, Ch. 143; digestive system and: Sec. 9, Ch. 118; Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in dyspareunia: Sec. 22, Ch. 250; in elderly persons: Sec. 1, Ch. 3; in erectile dysfunction: Sec. 21, Ch. 240; in globus sensation: Sec. 9, Ch. 119; in infertility: Sec. 22, Ch. 254; in irritable bowel syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 129; in lung disease: Sec. 4, Ch. 40; in obesity: Sec. 12, Ch. 156; Sec. 12, Ch. 156; in rape: Sec. 22, Ch. 253; Sec. 22, Ch. 253; in recurring abdominal pain: Sec. 23, Ch. 275; in vomiting: Sec. 9, Ch. 119
Psychomotor (complex partial) seizures: Sec. 6, Ch. 85
Psychopathic personality: Sec. 7, Ch. 105
Psychosis (see also Mental health disorders): after childbirth: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; Sec. 22, Ch. 262; amphetamine-induced: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; brief: Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [sidebar]; vs. delirium: Sec. 6, Ch. 83; Sec. 6, Ch. 83 [table]; ICU (intensive care unit): Sec. 6, Ch. 83; Korsakoff's amnesic: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; LSD-induced: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; in schizophrenia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [sidebar]; Sec. 7, Ch. 107 [drug table]; toxic: Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108; Sec. 7, Ch. 108
Psychosomatic disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 99; Sec. 7, Ch. 99 [sidebar]
Psychostimulants: Sec. 7, Ch. 101 [drug table]; Sec. 7, Ch. 101: in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Sec. 23, Ch. 269
Psychotherapy: Sec. 7, Ch. 98: in depression: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; in dissociative identity disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 106; in erectile dysfunction: Sec. 21, Ch. 240; in manic-depressive illness: Sec. 7, Ch. 101; in panic attacks and panic disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; in personality disorders: Sec. 7, Ch. 105; in posttraumatic stress disorder: Sec. 7, Ch. 100; in schizophrenia: Sec. 7, Ch. 107
Psychotic behavior (see Psychosis; Mental health disorders)
Psyllium: Sec. 9, Ch. 129; Sec. 9, Ch. 129 [drug table]: in irritable bowel syndrome: Sec. 9, Ch. 129
Pterygium: Sec. 20, Ch. 229
Ptomaine poisoning (see Food poisoning)
Ptosis: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Puberty: delayed: Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 23, Ch. 271; in female: Sec. 22, Ch. 241; Sec. 23, Ch. 270; Sec. 23, Ch. 270 [figure]; in male: Sec. 21, Ch. 237; Sec. 23, Ch. 270; Sec. 23, Ch. 270 [figure]; precocious: Sec. 10, Ch. 139; Sec. 22, Ch. 244; Sec. 23, Ch. 271 [sidebar]
Pubic bone: Sec. 22, Ch. 241 [figure]
Pubic lice: Sec. 18, Ch. 210; Sec. 18, Ch. 210 [figure]
Pudendal block: Sec. 22, Ch. 260
Puffer fish poisoning: Sec. 9, Ch. 122
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: Sec. 4, Ch. 50; Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Pulmonary artery: angiography of: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; catheterization of: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; Sec. 4, Ch. 39; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; stenosis of, in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 265; Sec. 23, Ch. 265; transposition of: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pulmonary edema: Sec. 4, Ch. 39: in heart failure: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; Sec. 3, Ch. 25 (see also Heart failure); at high altitudes: Sec. 24, Ch. 296
Pulmonary embolism: Sec. 4, Ch. 46; Sec. 4, Ch. 46 [sidebar]: after fracture: Sec. 5, Ch. 62; Sec. 5, Ch. 62; after surgery: Sec. 25, Ch. 301; in deep vein thrombosis: Sec. 3, Ch. 36; Sec. 3, Ch. 36; heart failure with: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; in pregnancy: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; prevention of: Sec. 3, Ch. 36
Pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic: Sec. 4, Ch. 50
Pulmonary function testing: Sec. 4, Ch. 39; Sec. 4, Ch. 39 [figure]; Sec. 4, Ch. 44; Appendix II
Pulmonary hypertension: Sec. 4, Ch. 54; Sec. 4, Ch. 54 [sidebar]: heart failure with: Sec. 3, Ch. 25; mitral stenosis and: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; persistent: Sec. 23, Ch. 264; pregnancy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258
Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia syndrome: Sec. 4, Ch. 51
Pulmonary rehabilitation: Sec. 4, Ch. 40: in chronic lung disease: Sec. 4, Ch. 45
Pulmonary valve: Sec. 3, Ch. 20; Sec. 3, Ch. 20 [figure]: stenosis of: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 265
Pulpitis: Sec. 8, Ch. 114
Pulse: in aortic regurgitation: Sec. 3, Ch. 28; in heart disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 21; in pacemaker dysfunction: Sec. 3, Ch. 27; in peripheral arterial disease: Sec. 3, Ch. 34
Puncture wound: Sec. 24, Ch. 299
Punishment, for children: Sec. 23, Ch. 269 [sidebar]
Pupils: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; Sec. 20, Ch. 224 [figure]: age-associated changes in: Sec. 20, Ch. 224; in coma: Sec. 6, Ch. 84; size changes in: Sec. 20, Ch. 225
Purging, in bulimia nervosa: Sec. 7, Ch. 103
Purine nucleoside: Sec. 3, Ch. 27 [drug table]
Purpura: allergic (Henoch-Schönlein): Sec. 5, Ch. 69 [table]; Sec. 14, Ch. 173; thrombocytopenic; idiopathic: Sec. 14, Ch. 173; Sec. 14, Ch. 173; pregnancy and: Sec. 22, Ch. 258; thrombotic: Sec. 14, Ch. 173; Sec. 14, Ch. 173
Pursed-lip breathing: Sec. 4, Ch. 40
Pus (see also Abscess): around brain (subdural empyema): Sec. 6, Ch. 89; around lung (pleural empyema): Sec. 4, Ch. 52; Sec. 4, Ch. 52; in skin (abscess): Sec. 18, Ch. 211
Pustule: Sec. 18, Ch. 202 [sidebar]
PUVA therapy: Sec. 18, Ch. 203 [sidebar]: in granuloma annulare: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in lichen planus: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in psoriasis: Sec. 18, Ch. 203; in psoriatic arthritis: Sec. 5, Ch. 67; in vitiligo: Sec. 18, Ch. 208
Pyelonephritis: Sec. 11, Ch. 149: after childbirth: Sec. 22, Ch. 262; in children: Sec. 23, Ch. 272
Pyloric stenosis, hypertrophic: Sec. 23, Ch. 267
Pyoderma gangrenosum: Sec. 9, Ch. 126
Pyogenic granuloma: Sec. 18, Ch. 215
Pyorrhea (periodontitis): Sec. 8, Ch. 115; Sec. 8, Ch. 115 [figure]
Pyrazinamide: Sec. 17, Ch. 191 [drug table]: in tuberculosis: Sec. 17, Ch. 193; Sec. 17, Ch. 193
Pyridostigmine: Sec. 6, Ch. 95
Pyridoxine (vitamin B₆): Sec. 12, Ch. 154 [table]; Sec. 12, Ch. 154; Sec. 12, Ch. 154 [sidebar]: deficiency of: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; excess of: Sec. 12, Ch. 154; in homocystinuria: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Pyrogens: Sec. 17, Ch. 188
Pyruvate, metabolism of: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency: Sec. 23, Ch. 282
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency: Sec. 23, Ch. 282