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Disease Reference
Browse through the alphabetical listings below to find quick information about any health topic.
 


 
Paget’s disease
Pain disorder
Painful periods (cramps)
Painless (silent) thyroiditis
Palatal myoclonus
Palsy - progressive supranuclear
Pancreas divisum
Pancreatic abscess
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic islet cell tumor
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pancreatitis
Panhypopituitarism
Panic attacks
Panic disorder
Panic disorder with agoraphobia
Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Papular acrodermatitis of childhood
Papulovesicular acro-located syndrome
Parahemophilia
Parainfluenza
Paralysis agitans
Paralytic ileus
Parangi
Paranoid personality disorder
Paranoid schizophrenia
Paraphimosis
Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion
Paraquat lung
Parathyroid adenoma
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Parathyroid-related hypercalcemia
Parinaud’s syndrome
Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's plus syndrome
Parkinsonism - secondary
Paronychia
Parotitis
Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (PCH)
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
Pars planitis
Partial (focal) seizure
Partial complex seizure
Parvovirus B19
Passive-aggressive personality disorder
Patau syndrome
Patek
Patellae - femoral grinding
Patent ductus arteriosus
Patent foramen ovale
Paterson-Kelly syndrome
Pathological gambling
Pavor nocturnus
PBC
PCH
PCKD
PDA
Pediatric asthma
Pediatric osteomalacia
Pediculosis - head lice
Pediculosis - pubic lice
Pediculosis capitis
Pellagra
Pelvic floor hernia
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pelvic pain syndrome
Pelvic pelvic adhesion
Pelvic relaxation
Pemphigus
Pemphigus vulgaris
Penile cancer
Penile warts
Pepper's syndrome
Peptic disease
Peptic esophagitis
Peptic ulcer
Perforation of the esophagus
Perianal streptococcal cellulitis
Periapical abscess
Peribronchial granulomas
Pericardial tamponade
Pericarditis
Pericarditis - bacterial
Pericarditis - constrictive
Pericarditis - post-MI
Perichondritis
Periodic disease
Periodic fever
Periodic paralysis - familial
Periodic paralysis - hyperkalemic
Periodic paralysis - hypokalemic
Periodic paralysis with hypokalemia
Periodic peritonitis
Periodontitis
Periods - painful
Perioral dermatitis
Periorbital cellulitis
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Peripheral neuritis
Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral thrombosis
Peripheral vascular disease
Perirenal abscess
Peritonitis
Peritonitis - dialysis associated
Peritonitis - secondary
Peritonitis - spontaneous
Peritonsillar abscess
Periungual warts
Pernicious anemia
Peroneal nerve injury
Persistent hepatitis
Personality disorder - antisocial
Personality disorders
Perthes disease
Pertussis
Pervasive developmental delay
Pervasive developmental disorder
Pes cavus
Pes planovalgus
Pes planus
Petit mal seizure
Petrositis
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
Peyronie's disease
PFO
Pharyngitis
Pharyngitis - gonococcal
Pharyngitis - streptococcal
Pharyngitis - viral
Pharyngomaxillary space abscess
Phenacetin nephritis
Phenylketonuria
Pheochromocytoma
Philippine hemorrhagic fever
Phlebitis
Phlegmasia cerulea dolens
Phobia - simple/specific
Phobia - social
Phonological disorder
Phosphate - low
Physiologic jaundice of the newborn
Physiologic ovarian cysts
Pian
Pica
Pick’s disease
Pickwickian syndrome
PID
Pierre Robin syndrome
Pilar cyst
Piles
Pimples
Pinguecula
Pink eye
Pinworm
Pinworm infection
Pitcher's shoulder
Pituitary Cushing’s (Cushing’s disease)
Pituitary dwarfism
Pituitary infarction
Pituitary insufficiency
Pituitary insufficiency
Pituitary tumor
Pityriasis alba
Pityriasis rosea
Pityriasis rubra pilaris
PKU
Placenta abruptio
Placenta previa
Placental abruption
Placental dysfunction
Placental failure
Placental insufficiency
Plague
Plane juvenile warts
Plantar fasciitis
Plantar warts
Plaque psoriasis
Plasma cell myeloma
Plasmodium
Platelet function defects - congenital
Pleural effusion
Pleurisy
Pleuritis
Plumbism
Plummer's disease
Plummer-Vinson syndrome/esophageal web
PML
PMS
Pneumococcal meningitis
Pneumoconiosis
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pneumocystosis
Pneumomediastinum
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - cytomegalovirus
Pneumonia - pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonia in immunocompromised host
Pneumonia in immunodeficient patient
Pneumonia with lung abscess
Pneumonic plague
Pneumothorax
PNH
Polio
Poliomyelitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Polychromatophilia
Polycystic kidney disease
Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD)
Polycystic ovaries
Polycythemia rubra vera
Polycythemia vera
Polymorphic light eruption
Polymorphous light eruption
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Polymyositis (adult)
Polyneuropathy - chronic inflammatory
Polyneuropathy - sensorimotor
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Pork tapeworm
Porphyria
Porphyria - hepatic
Port wine stain
Portacaval shunt
Post gastrectomy syndrome
Post-cardiac defibrillation
Post-cardiac injury syndrome
Post-infectious glomerulonephritis
Post-MI pericarditis
Post-streptococcal GN
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Postcardiotomy pericarditis
Posterior fossa tumor
Posterior tongue carcinoma
Posterior uveitis
Postherpetic neuralgia
Postpartum hypopituitarism
Postpartum pituitary insufficiency
Postsplenectomy - severe hemolysis
Postsplenectomy syndrome
Potassium - high
Potassium - low
Potter syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Precancerous changes of the cervix
Precocious puberty
Preeclampsia
Preexcitation syndrome
Pregnancy - teenage
Pregnancy mask
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Pregnant - first trimester
Premature beats
Premature closure of sutures
Premature contraction
Premature ejaculation
Premature infant
Premature ovarian failure
Premature separation of placenta
Prematurity
Premenstrual dysphoria
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Premenstrual tension
Premie
Prerenal azotemia
Presbycusis
Presbyopia
Preseptal cellulitis
Pressure-related ear pain
Preterm infant
Primary alveolar hypoventilation
Primary amenorrhea
Primary amyloid
Primary atypical pneumonia
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary brain tumor
Primary cryoglobulinemia
Primary HIV infection
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Primary liver cell carcinoma
Primary lung cancer
Primary lymphoma of the brain
Primary lymphoma of the central nervous system
Primary myelofibrosis
Primary or idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction
Primary or secondary fibrinolysis
Primary polycythemia
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary syphilis
Primary thrombocythemia
Processus vaginalis
Proctitis
Proctitis - streptococcal
Progeria
Progressive angina
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Progressive neuropathic (peroneal) muscular atrophy
Progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive systemic sclerosis
Prolactinoma
Prolactinoma-females
Prolactinoma-males
Prolapsed intervertebral disk
Prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome
Pronation of feet
Prostate cancer
Prostatitis - acute
Prostatitis - chronic
Prostatitis - non-bacterial
Prostatodynia
Protein malnutrition
Protein-calorie malnutrition
Prothrombin deficiency
Proximal renal tubular acidosis
Prune belly syndrome
Pseudo hypoparathyroidism
Pseudo-ainhum
Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Pseudogout
Pseudohermaphroditism
Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy
Pseudomembranous colitis
Pseudotumor cerebri
Psittacosis
Psoriasis
Psoriasis - guttate
Psoriatic arthritis
PSVT
Psychomotor seizure
Psychopathic personality
Psychophysiological (learned) insomnia
Psychosis
Psychotic
Psychotic depression
Pterygium
Ptosis
PTSD
Pubertas praecox
Pubic lice
Pulled elbow
Pulmonary actinomycosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary aspergilloma (mycetoma)
Pulmonary aspergillosis; allergic bronchopulmonary type
Pulmonary aspergillosis; invasive type
Pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolus
Pulmonary fibrosis resulting from asbestos exposure
Pulmonary histiocytosis X
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
Pulmonary langerhans cell granulomatosis
Pulmonary nocardiosis
Pulmonary renal syndrome
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pulmonary valve stenosis
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Pulseless disease
Purulent pericarditis
PVB (premature ventricular beat)
PVC (premature ventricular contraction)
PVD
Pyelonephritis
Pyloric stenosis
Pylorospasm
Pyogenic granuloma
Pyogenic liver abscess
Pyogenic pneumonia
Pyorrhea gum disease
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
 

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