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Pica

Undernutrition: Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Iron Deficiency and Toxicity: Iron Deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia: Symptoms and Signs

Pick disease

Frontotemporal Dementia

Pickwickian syndrome

Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome: Complications

Piebaldism

Vitiligo: Diagnosis

Pierre Robin syndrome

Common Craniofacial SyndromesTables
Craniofacial Abnormalities: Deformities characterized by a small mandible

Pigbel

Clostridial Necrotizing Enteritis

Pigmented fungi

Pigmented Fungi

Pigmented villonodular synovitis

Joint Tumors: Pigmented villonodular synovitis

Pilar cyst

Epidermal Cysts

Piles

Hemorrhoids

Pilocarpine

  • in glaucoma

  • Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Drug therapy
    Drugs Used to Treat GlaucomaTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

  • in xerostomia

  • Xerostomia : Symptom control

    Pilonidal disease

    Pilonidal Disease

    Pimecrolimus

    Some Therapeutic Approaches to ItchingTables
    Atopic Dermatitis: Other therapies

  • in psoriasis

  • Psoriasis: Topical treatments

    Pimozide

    Conventional AntipsychoticsTables

  • poisoning with

  • Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Pincer-nail deformity

    Nail Deformities: Pincer nail deformity

    Pindolol

    Oral β -Blockers for HypertensionTables

    Pineal tumors

    Common Localizing Manifestations of Brain Tumors Tables
    Pineal Region Tumors

    Pineoblastoma

    Pineal Region Tumors

    Pineocytoma

    Pineal Region Tumors

    Pinguecula

    Pinguecula and Pterygium
    Pinguecula and PterygiumFigures

    Pink eye

    Red Eye
    Some Causes of Red EyeTables

    Pinna

    see Ear, external

    Pinocytosis

    Drug Absorption: Pinocytosis

    Pinta

    Bejel, Pinta, and Yaws

    Pinworm infestation

    Collecting and Handling Specimens for Microscopic Diagnosis of Parasitic InfectionsTables
    Pinworm Infestation

  • anal itching and

  • Some Causes of Pruritus AniTables

    Pioglitazone

    Characteristics of Oral Antihyperglycemics Tables

    Piperacillin

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables
    PenicillinsTables
    β-Lactams: Broad-spectrum (antipseudomonal) penicillin

  • neonatal dosage of

  • Recommended Dosages of Selected Parenteral Antibiotics for NeonatesTables

    Piperacillin-tazobactam

    Usual Doses of Commonly Prescribed AntibioticsTables

    Piperazines

    Conventional AntipsychoticsTables

    Piperidines

    Conventional AntipsychoticsTables

    Pipe smoker's palate

    Some Disorders of the Oral Region by Predominant Site of InvolvementTables

    Pipe smoking

    Smoking Cessation: Other Kinds of Tobacco

    Pirbuterol

    Drug Treatment of Chronic Asthma*Tables
    Drug Treatment of Asthma Exacerbations*Tables

    Piriformis syndrome

    Piriformis Syndrome

    Pirimiphos-methyl poisoning

    Symptoms and Treatment of Specific Poisons Tables

    Piroxicam

    NSAID Treatment of Rheumatoid ArthritisTables
    Nonopioid AnalgesicsTables

  • in elderly

  • High-Risk Drugs in the Elderly (Based on the Beers Criteria)Tables

    Pitressin

    see Antidiuretic hormone

    Pituitary apoplexy

    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Symptoms and Signs
    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Treatment

    Pituitary gland

    Pituitary Disorders

  • adenoma of

  • Common Localizing Manifestations of Brain Tumors Tables
    Pituitary Tumors

  • ACTH-secreting

  • see Cushing's syndrome (disease)

  • growth hormone-secreting

  • Gigantism and Acromegaly

  • in MEN-I syndrome

  • Conditions Associated With MEN SyndromesTables
    Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, Type 1 (MEN 1): Pituitary

  • prolactin-secreting

  • Galactorrhea

  • removal of

  • Gigantism and Acromegaly: Treatment
    Cushing Syndrome: Nelson syndrome

  • TSH-secreting

  • Hyperthyroidism: Etiology

  • anterior

  • disorders of

  • see also Hyperpituitarism
    see also Hypopituitarism
    Generalized Hypopituitarism
    Causes of HypopituitarismTables
    Differentiation of Generalized Hypopituitarism from Other Selected DisordersTables

  • apoplexy with

  • Generalized Hypopituitarism: Symptoms and Signs
    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Treatment

  • gigantism with

  • Gigantism and Acromegaly: Pituitary gigantism

  • function of

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Anterior Pituitary Function

  • hypothalamus interaction with

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships

  • carcinoma of

  • Common Localizing Manifestations of Brain Tumors Tables
    Pituitary Tumors

  • hormones of

  • see specific hormones

  • hypothalamus interaction with

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships

  • imaging of

  • Cushing Syndrome: Diagnosis

  • postadrenalectomy changes in

  • Cushing Syndrome: Nelson syndrome

  • posterior

  • disorders of

  • see also Diabetes insipidus
    Pituitary Disorders: Posterior lobe lesions
    Central Diabetes Insipidus

  • function of

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Posterior Pituitary Function

  • hypothalamus interaction with

  • Principles of Endocrinology: Hypothalamic-Pituitary Relationships

  • postpartum necrosis of

  • Generalized Hypopituitarism: Symptoms and Signs

  • pregnancy effects on

  • Physiology of Pregnancy: Endocrine

  • sarcoidosis of

  • Systemic Involvement in Sarcoidosis Tables

  • tumor of

  • see also Pituitary gland, adenoma of
    Pituitary Disorders
    Causes of HypopituitarismTables
    Generalized Hypopituitarism: Laboratory testing

    Pit viper bite

    Snakebites: Pit vipers
    Identifying pit vipersFigures
    Severity of Pit Viper EnvenomationTables

    Pityriasis lichenoides

    Pityriasis Lichenoides

    Pityriasis rosea

    Pityriasis Rosea

    Pityriasis rubra pilaris

    Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

    Pityriasis versicolor

    Tinea Versicolor

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