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Puberty

  • delayed

  • Absence of Menstrual Periods
    Some Causes and Features of AmenorrheaTables
    Delayed Puberty

  • in female

  • Puberty in Girls
    Physical and Sexual Development
    Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures

  • in male

  • Puberty in Boys
    Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures
    Physical and Sexual Development
    Milestones in Sexual DevelopmentFigures

  • precocious

  • Early Puberty

    Pubic bone

    Internal Female Genital OrgansFigures

    Pubic lice

    A Close-up Look at LiceFigures
    Lice Infestation

    Pudendal block

    Labor: Pain Relief

    Puffer fish poisoning

    Chemical Food Poisoning: Tetrodotoxin poisoning

    Pull test

    Hair Loss (Alopecia): Testing

    Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

    Pulmonary artery

  • angiography of

  • Tests for Lung Disorders: Chest Imaging

  • catheterization of

  • Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Pulmonary Artery Catheterization

  • in heart disease

  • Other Tests for Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Radiologic Procedures

  • stenosis of, in children

  • Heart Defects
    Heart Defects: Treatment

  • transposition of

  • Heart Defects: Transposition of the Great Arteries

    Pulmonary edema

    Shortness of Breath: Heart failure

  • in heart failure

  • see also Heart failure
    Heart Failure: Symptoms
    Heart Failure: Treatment of Acute Heart Failure

  • at high altitudes

  • Altitude Illness: High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

    Pulmonary embolism

    Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
    What Predisposes Someone to Blood Clots?Sidebar

  • after fracture

  • Fractures: Pulmonary Embolism

  • after surgery

  • Surgery: Complications

  • chest pain with

  • Chest Pain: What the doctor doesTables

  • coughing up blood in

  • Some Causes and Features of HemoptysisTables

  • in deep vein thrombosis

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Pulmonary embolism

  • fainting with

  • Fainting: What the doctor doesTables

  • heart failure with

  • Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction

  • in pregnancy

  • Thromboembolic Disorders During Pregnancy

  • prevention of

  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Treatment
    Umbrellas: One Way to Prevent Pulmonary EmbolismFigures

  • shortness of breath and

  • Some Causes and Features of Shortness of BreathTables

    Pulmonary fibrosis

  • idiopathic

  • Comparing Types Of Idiopathic Interstitial PneumoniasTables

    Pulmonary fibrosis idiopathic

    Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Pulmonary function testing

    Tests for Lung Disorders: Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
    Using a SpirometerFigures
    Diagnostic ProceduresTables

    Pulmonary hypertension

    Pulmonary Hypertension
    Cor Pulmonale: A Disorder Stemming From Pulmonary HypertensionSidebar

  • heart failure with

  • Heart Failure: Systolic Dysfunction

  • persistent

  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension

  • pregnancy and

  • Heart Disorders During Pregnancy

    Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia syndrome

    Eosinophilic Pneumonia

    Pulmonary rehabilitation

    Rehabilitation for Lung and Airway Disorders

  • in chronic lung disease

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Pulmonary valve

    Biology of the Heart and Blood Vessels
    A Look Into the HeartFigures

  • regurgitation at

  • Pulmonic Regurgitation

  • stenosis of

  • Pulmonic Stenosis

  • in children

  • Heart Defects: Pulmonary Valve Stenosis

    Pulpitis

    Toothache: Causes
    Some Causes and Features of ToothacheTables
    Pulpitis

    Pulse

  • in aortic regurgitation

  • Aortic Regurgitation: Symptoms and Diagnosis

  • in heart disease

  • Diagnosis of Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders

  • in pacemaker dysfunction

  • Pacemaker Dysfunction: Diagnosis

  • in peripheral arterial disease

  • Occlusive Peripheral Arterial Disease: Diagnosis

    Pulseless disease

    Takayasu Arteritis

    Puncture wound

    Wounds

    Punishment, for children

    Behavioral Problems Due to Parenting ProblemsSidebar

    Pupils

    An Inside Look at the EyeFigures
    Biology of the Eyes

  • age-associated changes in

  • Effects of Aging on the Eyes
    Changes in the Body With Aging: Eyes

  • in coma

  • Stupor and Coma: Physical examination

  • size changes in

  • Pupils, Unequal

  • unequal

  • Pupils, Unequal
    Some Causes and Features of Unequal PupilsTables

    Pure autonomic failure

    Pure Autonomic Failure

    Purine nucleoside

    Some Drugs Used to Treat ArrhythmiasTables

    Purpura

  • allergic (Henoch-Schönlein)

  • Some Disorders in Which Vasculitis Can OccurTables

  • allergic/anaphylactoid

  • Immunoglobulin A–Associated Vasculitis

  • Henoch-Schönlein

  • Immunoglobulin A–Associated Vasculitis

  • hypergammaglobulinemic

  • Protein Disorders Causing Blood Vessel Disorders: Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura

  • simplex

  • Purpura Simplex (Easy Brusing)

  • thrombocytopenic

  • idiopathic

  • pregnancy and

  • Autoimmune Disorders During Pregnancy: Immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

  • thrombotic

  • Thrombocytopenia (ITP, TTP): Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)

    Pursed-lip breathing

    Chest Physical Therapy: Breathing exercises

    Pus

    see also Abscess

  • around brain (subdural empyema)

  • Subdural Empyema

  • around lung (pleural empyema)

  • Pleural Effusion: Types of fluid

  • in skin (abscess)

  • Folliculitis and Skin Abscesses: Skin Abscesses

    Puss moth caterpillar (asp) stings

    Puss Moth Caterpillar Stings

    Pustule

    Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the SkinSidebar

    PUVA therapy

    Phototherapy: Using Ultraviolet Light to Treat Skin DisordersSidebar

  • in granuloma annulare

  • Granuloma Annulare

  • in lichen planus

  • Lichen Planus: Treatment

  • in psoriasis

  • Psoriasis and Scaling Disorders: Phototherapy

  • in psoriatic arthritis

  • Other Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Prognosis and Treatment

  • in vitiligo

  • Vitiligo: Treatment

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