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pacemakers
    propylaxis for insertion
    removal after death
    turning off
PaCO2
paediatric issues
    pain assessment
    palliative care
        bereavement
            FAQs
            features requiring intervention (box)
            support
        communication
           Concepts of death in childhood
           Special factors to consider in children and adolescents
            practical hints (box)
        concepts of death
            at different ages (table)
            consequences of (table)
        depression
        diseases
        funeral attendance
        grief
            features requiring intervention (box)
        medications
           Drug dosing in children
           Special factors to consider in children and adolescents
            dosing (table)
        pain assessment
            tools
        resources
        special factors
            adolescents
            child and family
            decision making
            medication
        understanding of illness
            stages of (table)
paediatric urticaria
paediatrics
    acute pain
    age-related vital signs (tables)
        assessing capillary refill
        heart rate
        minimum systolic blood pressure
        respiratory rate
    analgesics and adjuvants
    bacterial overgrowth
    cancer pain
    chronic pain
    circumcision
    constipation
    Crohn's disease
    cystic fibrosis
    dermatology
    epilepsy
        absence
        benign childhood
        febrile seizures
        juvenile myoclonic
        Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
        neonatal seizures
        partial seizures
        secondarily generalised seizures
        tonic-clonic seizures
        West syndrome
    gastro-oesophageal reflux
    gastroenteritis
    H. pylori
    lactose intolerance
       Lactose intolerance
       Transient lactose intolerance
    maintenance fluid requirements
    migraine
    musculoskeletal disease
        approaches to
        arthralgia
        arthritis
            juvenile idiopathic
        connective tissue disease
            dermatomyositis
            scleroderma
            systemic lupus erythematosus
            vasculitis
        examination
        history taking
        investigations
        periodic fever syndromes
        rheumatic fever
    pain assessment
    perioperative pain
    poisoning
        agents most commonly ingested (table)
        chemicals highly toxic in low dose (table)
    postoperative nausea and vomiting
    procedure-related pain
    recognition of serious illness
        clinical features warranting urgent referral (box)
    routes of analgesic administration
    stroke
    typical PCA settings (table)
    urticaria
    vitamin K deficiency bleeding
    wounds and lacerations
Paget's disease of bone
    bone turnover markers
    detection
    resources for patients and prescribers
    treatment
        bisphosphonates
            length of treatment
            regimens
        calcitonin
        indications for
        lack of response
        monitoring
        other drugs and surgery
Paget's disease of skin
    paraneoplastic syndromes (table)
pain
    abdominal
        acute pancreatitis
        biliary colic
        recurrent biliary pain
        renal colic
    assessment
       Clinical assessment of pain
       Pain assessment
       Pain assessment
        behavioural approach
        children
            palliative care
            tools
        cognitive impairment
            palliative care
        examination
        history
        investigations
        palliative care
        terminal care
        tools
        when to refer
    barriers to good control (box)
    breakthrough
       Types of pain
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: types of pain
        management
           Pharmacological treatment of pain in patients receiving palliative care: principles and practice in the use of opioids
           Pharmacological treatment of pain in patients receiving palliative care: using opioids
            example (box)
    brief procedures
    chest
        costochondritis and Tietze's syndrome
        discogenic pain
        mastalgia
        vertebral body pain
        zygapophyseal joint pain (facet joint pain)
    children
    chronic (transition to)
    chronic pain disability cycle (figure)
    classification (table)
       Classification of pain (Table 1.1)
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: pathophysiology of pain
    clinic
    complex regional pain syndrome
    conceptualisation of (figure)
    definition
       Defining pain
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: introduction
    dental
        acute
        chronic
        management
            adults
            children
        strategies
        third molar model (box)
        types
    detection
    elderly
    facial
    factors influencing
    headache
    herpes zoster
    history
    incident
       Types of pain
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: types of pain
        management
    interventional options (table)
    interventional techniques for chronic pain
        injection techniques
            local
            regional
            systemic
        intrathecal therapy
        percutaneous radiofrequency neurotomy
        spinal cord stimulation
        surgery
    labour
    management
       Pharmacological treatment of pain in patients receiving palliative care
       Principles of pain management in patients receiving palliative care
    management principles
        nonpharmacological treatment
        perioperative pain
        points of note (box)
    manual therapies
    modulation
        modulators of (figure)
    neck
    nerve blocks
    neuropathic
       Types of pain
       Physiology and pathophysiology of pain: general information
       Neuropathic pain
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: types of pain
    nociceptive
       Types of pain
       Physiology and pathophysiology of pain: general information
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: types of pain
    nonpharmacological management approaches
        hyperstimulation
        occupational therapy
        physical
        psychological
        social/environmental
    obstetric
    pathophysiology
       Physiology and pathophysiology of pain
       Pain in patients receiving palliative care: pathophysiology of pain
    pelvic
        dysmenorrhoea
            primary
            secondary
        endometriosis
        nonspecific pelvic pain
        pelvic inflammatory disease
            acute infection
            recurrent
        proctalgia
        proctalgia fugax
        prostatic pain
    perception (factors influencing) (figure)
    perception (figure)
    perioperative
        principles of managing (box)
    persistent postsurgical
    phantom limb
    physiology and pathophysiology
    procedure-related
    puerperal
    questionnaires
       Pain assessment in children
       Pain assessment
    radiotherapy
    refractory
        management
        risk factors (box)
    sensitisation
    sensitisation (central)
    severe acute
    severity scales
    somatic
    sympathetically maintained
       Nerve injury or dysfunction and neuropathic pain
       Regional injection techniques for chronic pain
       Complex regional pain syndromes: management
    trauma
    treatment options
        general options
            according to type of pain (table)
            antineoplastic agents
            physical therapies
            psychological methods
            radiotherapy
        in patients with substance use disorders
        pharmacological management
            neuropathic pain (drugs for)
            opioids
                general information
                individual opioids
        principles
        specific treatments
            bladder pain
            bone pain
            incident pain
            skeletal muscle spasm
            smooth muscle spasm
            tumour-related oedema
    types of
    uncontrollable
    visceral
pain clinic
    chronic neck pain
    referral to a
    types of
pain management (see also pain)
    barriers to good control (box)
    pharmacological management
    principles (box)
pain questionnaires
    use with children
pain receptors
painful arc syndrome
    calcific tendonitis
    diagnosis
    impingement syndrome
    management
        analgesia
        other modalities
        physiotherapy
        shoulder exercises
        surgical decompression
    natural history
    painful arc syndrome
    rotator cuff tears
    subluxation impingement
paints
    properties
pale-headed snake (Hoplocephalus sp.) bite
    antivenom treatment
    coagulopathy type (table)
    envenoming effects (table)
palifermin
paliperidone
palliative care
    clinical course of disease
       Burden of disease in patients receiving palliative care
       When should palliative care be delivered?
    COPD
    core values
    definition
    management principles (box)
    paediatric issues
    pain
    phases (box)
       Patient assessment tools (Appendix 10.2)
       Pain assessment tools: palliative care phases (Box 10.24)
    principles
       Life-limiting illnesses other than cancer
       Principles of palliative care
    resources
        paediatric
    setting
        aged care facility
        home
        hospice
        hospital
    transition from curative management
       When should palliative care be delivered?
       Frequently asked questions in palliative care: providers
    when to institute
       When should palliative care be delivered?
       Frequently asked questions in palliative care: providers
palliative care phases (box)
palliative care providers
    community care
palmoplantar psoriasis
palsy
    facial nerve
pamidronate
pancreatic abscess
pancreatic enzyme supplements
    chronic pancreatitis
        malabsorption
        pancreatic enzyme supplements (table)
    cystic fibrosis
pancreatic insufficiency
    cystic fibrosis
       Pancreatic insufficiency and cystic fibrosis
       Cystic fibrosis: overview
    enzyme supplements
pancreatitis
    acute
        causes
        clinical features
        complications
        drugs causing
        management
            mild to moderate
            severe
    chronic
        causes
        complications
            diabetes mellitus
            malabsorption
                enzyme supplements
            pain
pancrelipase
pancuronium
panic attack
    palliative care
    symptoms
    treatment
panic disorder
    developmental disability
    psychogenic vertigo
    symptoms
    treatment
        nonpharmacological
        pharmacological
            first-line therapy
            second-line therapy
pantoprazole
PaO2
papaverine
papilloma (definition)
papular urticaria
papule
    definition
    fibrous (face)
    pearly penile
para-aminosalicylic acid
paracentesis
    ascites
    malignant ascites
paracetamol
paraesthesia
    local anaesthesia
paraffin liquid
parainfluenza virus
    bronchiolitis
    croup
paramethoxyamphetamine (ecstasy)
    general information
    overdose and toxicity
paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
    major neurological paraneoplastic syndrome
paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis
    major neurological paraneoplastic syndrome
paraneoplastic syndromes
    cachexia-anorexia syndrome
    carcinoid syndrome
    Cushing syndrome
    hypercalcaemia of malignancy
    hypoglycaemia
    syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuresic hormone (SIADH)
    types
        major neurological (table)
        more common (table)
        mucocutaneous (table)
paranoid disorder
paraplegia
    bowel management
parapneumonic effusion
paraquat poisoning
parasitic infections
parasomnias
    night terrors
    nightmares
    REM sleep behaviour disturbance
    somnambulism
parathyroid
    hyperparathyroidism
        pregnancy
        primary
        tertiary
    perioperative care for parathyroid surgery
paratyphoid fevers
paravertebral infusion
parecoxib
parenteral administration
    analgesics and adjuvants
    antimicrobials
       General principles of antimicrobial use:
       Intravenous administration of antimicrobials (Appendix 2.3)
parents (see also support persons)
    developmental disability
        adolescents
        discussion of diagnosis
           Assessment of developmental delay and disability: key points to note
           Informing parents of their child's disability
           Assessment of developmental delay and disability: discussing the diagnosis with parents
        emotional responses
parents' evaluation of developmental status (PEDS)
Parkinson plus disorders
    corticobasal ganglionic degeneration
    medications (table)
    multiple system atrophy
    progressive supranuclear palsy
Parkinson's disease
    advancing disease
    developmental disability
    diagnosis
    early disease
        nonpharmacological management
        pharmacological management
        principles of treatment
    management
        advancing disease
        early disease
        principles of treatment
    medications (table)
    motor complications
    nonmotor complications
    Parkinson plus disorders
    prevalence
    surgery
parkinsonism
    antipsychotic adverse effect
    drug-induced
    features
paromomycin
paronychia
    acute
    chronic
parotitis
paroxetine
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
    definition
paroxysmal choreoathetosis
paroxysmal hemicrania
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
    conversion to sinus rhythm
    prophylaxis
paroxysmal symptoms
    multiple sclerosis
Parry-Romberg syndrome
    scleroderma
Parsonage-Turner syndrome
partial epilepsy
partial seizures
    definition
particle repositioning manoeuvres
    Epley
    Semont
parvovirus B19
    arthritis
    viral arthritis
passive smoking
    allergic rhinitis
    asthma trigger (table)
    bronchiolitis
pastes
    properties
Pasteurella species
    animal bites
patch testing
    dermatitis
        atopic
        contact dermatitis
            rubber glove
    urticaria (chronic)
patella taping
    osteoarthritis
patellar tendonopathy
patellofemoral pain syndrome
patent foramen ovale
    stroke
pathological fractures
    palliative care
patient adherence
    measures to improve (psychotropic drugs)
    tuberculosis
       Tuberculosis: monitoring therapy
       Tuberculosis: introduction
patient compliance
    measures to improve (psychotropic drugs)
    tuberculosis
       Tuberculosis: monitoring therapy
       Tuberculosis: introduction
patient concordance
    measures to improve (psychotropic drugs)
    tuberculosis
       Tuberculosis: monitoring therapy
       Tuberculosis: introduction
patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
    children
        typical settings (table)
    description
    postoperatve pain
    typical adult settings
patient details checklist (developmental disability)
patient education
    asthma
    COPD
patient information sheets
patient resources & support groups
    antimicrobial use
    complementary and alternative medicines
    developmental disability
    endocrinology disorders
    gastrointestinal disorders
    neurology disorders
    pain management
    palliative care
       Paediatric palliative care resources
       Palliative care resources (Appendix 10.3)
    psychiatric disorders
    respiratory disorders
    rheumatological disorders
patient selection for reperfusion (box)
patulous eustachian tube syndrome
pauciarticular-onset arthritis
    juvenile
        features
        treatment
        uveitis
pawpaw
PBS
    palliative care
PCA (patient controlled analgesia)
    children
        typical settings (table)
    description
    postoperatve pain
    typical adult settings
PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome)
    cardiovascular risk
    developmental disability
    infertility
    insulin resistance
    menstrual irregularity
    metformin
    obesity
PCP (Pneumocystis jiroveci [carinii] pneumonia)
    opportunistic infection
        HIV (table)
        lung transplantation
        pneumonia
        respiratory pathogens (table)
    pneumonia
peak expiratory flow (PEF)
    asthma
        action plan
        acute attack (adults)
        diagnosis
    pulmonary function tests
pearly penile papules
Pediculus humanus var. capitis
Pediculus humanus var. corporis
pedunculated (definition)
PEF
    asthma
        action plan
        acute attack (adults)
        diagnosis
    pulmonary function tests
PEG
    palliative care
        adverse effects
            diarrhoea
        therapeutic use
            bowel obstruction (palliative care)
PEG tubes
    administration of drugs
    feeding tube and site problems (table)
    insertion and antibiotic cover
    management of associated gastrointestinal problems (table)
    routine tube care
peginterferon alfa-2a
peginterferon alfa-2b
pegvisomant
PEJ tube
peliosis (bacillary)
pelvic actinomycosis
pelvic cellulitis
pelvic inflammatory disease
    non-sexually acquired
    pain management
    sexually acquired
pelvic pain
    dysmenorrhoea
        primary
        secondary
    emergency management
    endometriosis
    nonspecific pelvic pain
    pelvic inflammatory disease
        acute infection
        recurrent pelvic inflammation
    pregnancy
    proctalgia
    proctalgia fugax
    prostatic pain
pelvic peritonitis
pemetrexed
pemphigoid gestationis
pemphigus
    drug-induced
        bullous eruptions (table)
    foliaceus
    vulgaris
       Mucous membrane pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris
       Pemphigus
        paraneoplastic syndrome (table)
penetrating eye injuries
penicillamine
penicillin benzathine
penicillin G
penicillin hypersensitivity
penicillin V
penicillins
    clinical pharmacology
    desensitisation
    hypersensitivity and cross reactivity
    interstitial lung disease
pentamidine
peppermint oil/water
peptic ulcer
    Helicobacter pylori
    low-dose aspirin
    NSAIDs
    stress ulcer
perceptual problems
    cerebral palsy
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
    administration of drugs
    feeding tube and site problems (table)
    insertion and antibiotic cover
    management of associated gastrointestinal problems (table)
    palliative care
        adverse effects
            diarrhoea
        therapeutic use
            bowel obstruction (palliative care)
    routine tube care
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy
percutaneous radiofrequency denervation
    chronic neck pain
percutaneous radiofrequency neurotomy
perfumes
    paediatric poisoning (table)
pergolide
perhexiline
perianal disorders
    abscess and fistula
    anal fissure
    cellulitis
    Crohn's disease
    dermatitis (children)
    haematoma
    haemorrhoids
    pilonidal sinus
pericardial effusion
    palliative care
       Dyspnoea in patients receiving palliative care: management of the underlying cause
       Palliative care emergencies: cardiac tamponade from malignant pericardial effusion
pericarditis
    complications following MI
    constrictive
        palliative care
    emergency assessment and management
pericyazine
perinatal depression
    prescribing risk/benefit analysis
        breastfeeding
        pregnancy
    treatment
perindopril
periodic abstinence
    developmental disability
periodic fever syndromes
    familial Mediterranean fever
    hyperimmunoglobulin D syndrome
    tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome
periodic limb movements of sleep/wakefulness
    general information
    treatment
        augmentation and rebound
periodontal abscess
periodontal disease
    endocarditis prophylaxis
    hepatitis C
    pathophysiology
    xerostomia
periodontal procedures
    endocarditis prophylaxis
periodontitis
periods
    absent
        primary causes
        secondary causes
    heavy
    irregular
    painful
    premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
perioperative management of cardiac patients
    noncardiac surgery
        cardiac drugs in the perioperative period
        patient assessment
            risk of death or MI by procedure type (table)
        pre- and perioperative management
            anticoagulation
            arrhythmias
            heart failure
            hypertension
            implantable cardioverter-defibrillators & permanent pacemakers
            ischaemic heart disease
            valvular heart disease
perioperative pain
    children
    drugs used
    intraoperative phase
    nonsurgical
    opioid-dependent patients
    persistent postsurgical pain
    postoperative phase
        parenteral opioids & LAs
            intravenous
            patient controlled analgesia
            regional and local
                epidural
                intrathecal
            subcutaneous
    preoperative phase
    principles of management
perioral dermatitis
periorbital cellulitis
periorifacial dermatitis
peripheral arterial disease
    atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease
        acute limb ischaemia
        critical limb ischaemia
            management
        intermittent claudication
    cholesterol embolism
    intra-arterial injection
        inadvertent
    large vessel vasculitis
        thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease)
    Raynaud's phenomenon
peripheral arthritis
    enteropathic spondyloarthropathies
peripheral nerve blocks
peripheral neuropathic pain
peripheral neuropathy
    acquired inflammatory polyneuropathies
        acute
        chronic
    gait ataxia
    major neurological paraneoplastic syndrome
    treatable causes
peripheral sensory loss
perirectal abscess
peritoneal dialysis
   Peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
   Renal impairment and antimicrobial dosing: dose modification
    dosing in CAPD (table)
peritonitis
    acute
    pelvic
    perforated viscus
    peritoneal dialysis
       Peritonitis complicating continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
       Renal impairment and antimicrobial dosing: dose modification
    spontaneous bacterial
peritonsillar abscess
peritonsillar cellulitis
permanent atrial fibrillation
    definition
permanent neonatal diabetes
permethrin
Perna canaliculus
    osteoarthritis
perniosis
persistent atrial fibrillation
    definition
persistent migraine
persistent postsurgical pain
personal health record (developmental disability)
personality disorders
    associated disorders
    classification (table)
    general information
    nonpharmacological management
    pharmacological management
    treatment issues
Perthes' disease
pertinent practical points (palliative care)
pertussis
    cough
    treatment
pervasive developmental disorders
   Autism spectrum disorders (pervasive developmental disorders)
   Pervasive developmental disorders, including autistic disorder
pes anserinus bursitis
pesticides (organophosphate)
    poisoning
        cholinergic toxidrome
        paediatric poisoning (table)
        properties of different organophosphate pesticides (table)
petechiae (definition)
pethidine
petit mal epilepsy
    childhood
    juvenile
petit mal seizures
    definition
petrol abuse and toxicity
PGI2
PGX
phaeochromocytoma
phantom limb pain
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
    palliative care
pharyngitis and tonsillitis
    acute
    enterovirus
    glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
       Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)
       Pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis
    gonococcal infection
    herpes simplex virus
    peritonsillar cellulitis
    quinsy
    recurrent
    rheumatic fever
    scarlet fever
    syphilis
    tonsillectomy
phases of palliative care (box)
phenelzine
pheniramine
phenobarbitone
phenol
phenoxybenzamine
phenoxymethylpenicillin
phentermine
phentolamine
phenylephrine
phenylketonuria (developmental disability)
phenytoin
phobic disorders
    agoraphobia
    developmental disability
    social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
        generalised
        non-generalised
    specific phobias
pholcodine
phosphate binders
phosphate enema
phosphate imbalance
    hyperphosphataemia
    hypophosphataemia
phosphate supplements
phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors
photoaged skin
    facial expression lines
    laser therapy (table)
    prevention
    skin colour
    skin texture
    stretched weakened facial tissues
    vascular problems (age-related)
    vascular problems (other)
    volume enhancement
photoallergic drug reactions
    features (table)
photodynamic therapy
    acne
    basal cell carcinoma
    intraepidermal carcinoma
    solar keratoses
photopatch testing
photorejuvenation
    definition (box)
    erythema
    telangiectasia
photosensitivity
    drug-induced
phototherapy
    adverse effects
    therapeutic use
        alopecia areata
        dermatitis
            atopic
            contact (feet)
        Grover's disease
        itch without rash
        lichen planus
        morphoea
        necrobiosis lipoidica
        pityriasis
            rosea
            rubra pilaris
        polymorphic light eruption
        pompholyx
        psoriasis
            children
            with acitretin
        urticaria (solar)
        vitiligo
    types
phototoxic drug reactions
    features (table)
Phthirus pubis
    eyelash infestation
    pubic lice
Physalia
    first aid and treatment (table)
physical dependence
physical examination
    neck pain
    preventive health care (developmental disability)
physical therapies
    chronic pain
    neck pain
    Parkinson's disease
physical urticarias
    major features (table)
physician-assisted suicide
physiology of pain
    detection of pain
        central nervous system
            central analgesic receptors
        peripheral
    development of nociceptive pathways
    modulation of pain
        central sensitisation
        nerve injury and neuropathic pain
        pre-emptive analgesia
        wide dynamic range neurones
    neuropathic pain
    nociceptive pain
physiotherapy
    adhesive capsulitis
    aims
    Angelman syndrome
    ankle sprain
    bronchiectasis
    cerebral palsy
       Cerebral palsy: management of associated health problems
       Cerebral palsy: referrals
       Cerebral palsy: musculoskeletal effects
    chronic exertional compartment syndrome
    complex regional pain syndromes
       Complex regional pain syndromes and children
       Complex regional pain syndromes: management
    COPD
    cystic fibrosis
    de Quervain's tenosynovitis
    developmental disability
        adolescence
        aged care
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: ageing in place
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: osteoporosis, falls and fractures
        assessment of delay and disability
        dysphagia
           Dysphagia in people with developmental disability: management
           Dysphagia in people with developmental disability: decision-making framework for the assessment and management of dysphagia (Box 11.7)
           Dysphagia in people with developmental disability: assessment
        informing parents of their child's disability
        underweight
    Down syndrome
    exercise program
    functional tests
    gait aids
    hydrotherapy
    manual therapy
    osteoarthritis
    pain management
    palliative care
        fatigue
        motor dysfunction
        respiratory symptoms
    pes anserinus bursitis
    rehabilitation program
    Rett syndrome
    rheumatological diseases_
    teaching manual handling to carers
    Williams syndrome
physostigmine
phytoestrogens
phytomenadione
pica
    developmental disability
picture sequences
    developmental disability
PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)
    non-sexually acquired
    pain management
    sexually acquired
pigmentary disorders
    aged and photoaged skin
    idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
    melasma (chloasma)
    naevoid
    pityriasis alba
    pityriasis versicolor
    poikiloderma of Civatte
    post-traumatic hypopigmentation
    postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
    postinflammatory hypopigmentation
    vitiligo
pilar cysts
pillows
    chronic neck pain
pilocarpine
pilonidal sinus
pimecrolimus
pindolol
pine tar
pinworm
pioglitazone
piperacillin
piperacillin+tazobactam
piperonyl butoxide
piracetam
piroxicam
pitted keratolysis
Pittsburgh knee rules
pituitary
    adenomas
    apoplexy
    child disorders
    diabetes insipidus
        adults
        children
    hypopituitarism
    lymphocytic hypophysitis
    pregnancy (disorders in)
    resources for patients and prescribers
    tumours
        acromegaly
        adenomas
        children
        pregnancy
        prolactinomas
pityriasiform (definition)
pityriasis
    alba
    rosea
    rubra pilaris
    versicolor
pizotifen
placebo effect
placebo response
plague
plant sterol esters
    treatment of elevated LDL-C
plantar fasciitis
    heel spurs
plaque
    dental
        as a cause of caries
        as a cause of periodontal disease
        definition
    dermatology
        definition
        psoriasis
plasma cholinesterase
    inhibition in organophosphate poisoning
    metabolism of suxamethonium
plasma concentrations
    antiepileptic drugs
plasma exchange
    acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy
    chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
    myasthenia gravis
plasmapheresis
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
plasticity
    definition
platelets
pleural disease
    malignant mesothelioma
        patient support and information
    pleural effusion
        infection-related (parapneumonic effusion and empyema)
            antibiotics
                community-acquired pneumonia
                    initial treatment
                    ongoing management
                hospital-acquired pneumonia
            drainage
            intrapleural fibrinolysis
            other intrapleural therapy
            surgery
        malignant
    pleuritic pain
    pneumothorax
        decompression methods
            catheter aspiration
            intercostal tube drainage
            needle decompression
        iatrogenic
        primary spontaneous
            conservative managment
            interventions
            management algorithm
        secondary spontaneous
        tension
pleural effusion
    infection-related (parapneumonic effusion and empyema)
        antibiotics
            community-acquired pneumonia
                initial treatment
                ongoing management
            hospital-acquired pneumonia
        drainage
        intrapleural fibrinolysis
        other intrapleural therapy
        surgery
    malignant
    palliative care
pleural tuberculosis
pleurisy
pleuritic pain
pleurodesis
    malignant mesothelioma
    malignant pleural effusion
    primary spontaneous pneumothorax
plexopathies
PMA (paramethoxyamphetamine)
    general information
    overdose and toxicity
pMDI
PMS (premenstrual syndrome)
    developmental disability
        Down syndrome
        epilepsy
    diagnosis
    nonpharmacological treatment
    pharmacological treatment
        oral contraceptives
        selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    symptom chart (figure)
pneumococcal vaccine
    COPD
pneumoconioses
Pneumocystis carinii (jiroveci)
    opportunistic infection
        HIV (table)
        lung transplantation
        pneumonia
        respiratory pathogens (table)
    opportunistic infections
        lung transplantation
    pneumonia
Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)
    opportunistic infection
        HIV (table)
        lung transplantation
        pneumonia
        respiratory pathogens (table)
    pneumonia
pneumonia
    aspiration pneumonia
    bronchiectasis (cause)
    community-acquired
        adults
            risk class V and ICU
            risk classes I and II
            risk classes III and IV
                Gram-negative bacilli
        assessment
            causal pathogens
                children
                neonates
                tropical Australia
                   Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: risk classes III and IV
                   Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: risk class V and patients requiring ICU management
            pneumonia severity index (PSI)
                background
                calculation
                flowchart
                precautions
        children
            1 week to less than 4 months
            4 months to less than 5 years
            5 to 15 years
            birth to 1 week
            neonates
            tropical Australia
        definition
        HIV
        immunocompromised
        management flowchart
        timing of starting antibiotics
        tropical Australia
           Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: risk classes III and IV
           Community-acquired pneumonia in children
    directed or specific therapy
        Acinetobacter baumannii
        Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli
        Burkholderia pseudomallei
        Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae
        Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) psittaci
        fungal
            allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
            candidal pneumonia
            Cryptococcus neoformans
            pulmonary aspergillosis
        Haemophilus influenzae
        Klebsiella pneumoniae
        Legionella pneumonia
        multidrug-resistant organisms
        Mycobacterium avium complex
        Mycoplasma pneumoniae
        pneumococcal pneumonia
        Pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii) pneumonia
            mild to moderate disease
            severe disease
        Pseudomonas aeruginosa
        staphylococcal pneumonia
            community MRSA
    hospital-acquired
        causal pathogens
        definition
        management flowchart
        risk of acquiring multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms
            high MDR risk
            low MDR risk
                mild disease
                moderate to severe disease
        ventilator-associated pneumonia
    idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (box)
    immunocompromised
        HIV
        Pneumocystis carinii
    lung abscess
    necrotising pneumonia
    palliative care
    parapneumonic effusion and empyema
    pleuritic pain
pneumonia severity index (PSI)
    background
    calculation
    management flowchart
    precautions
pneumonic plague
pneumonitis
    herpes simplex virus
pneumothorax
    air travel
    decompression methods
        catheter aspiration
        intercostal tube drainage
        needle decompression
    iatrogenic
    primary spontaneous
        conservative managment
        interventions
        management algorithm
    scuba diving
    secondary spontaneous
    tension
podiatry
    rheumatological diseases
        footwear
        orthoses
podophyllotoxin
podophyllum
poikiloderma
    definition
    of Civatte
poisoning
    children
        agents most commonly ingested (table)
        chemicals highly toxic in low dose (table)
    drugs and other chemicals
        aspiration pneumonitis
        disposition (general principles)
        key investigations
        Poisons Information Centre
        risk assessment
        treatment
            antiarrhythmic therapy
            anticonvulsant therapy
            antidotes
            chelation therapy
            decontamination
            enhanced elimination
            inotropic support
                adrenaline infusion calculations (box)
                dopamine infusion calculations (box)
                general principles in resuscitation
                isoprenaline infusion calculations (box)
                other inotropes used in toxicology (box)
            resuscitation
            sedation
    marine
Poisons Information Centre
    contact details
poker chip tool
    pain assessment in children
pollens
    asthma trigger (table)
poloxalkol
polyangiitis (microscopic)
    diagnosis
    features
    investigations
    prognosis
    treatment
       Microscopic polyangiitis
       Treatment regimens for systemic vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis)
        induction of remission
        maintenance
polyarteritis nodosa
   Cutaneous manifestations of systemic vasculitis
   Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
    clinical features
    diagnosis
    differential diagnosis
    laboratory tests
    remission
    treatment
       Treatment regimens for systemic vasculitis (polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis)
       Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
        induction of remission
        maintenance
polyarthritis
   Viral arthritis
   Recent-onset arthritis: polyarthritis
polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis
    seronegative
        features
        monitoring
        prevalence
        treatment
        uveitis
    seropositive
        features
        prevalence
        treatment
polychondritis (relapsing)
    clinical features
    diagnosis
    management
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
    cardiovascular risk
    developmental disability
    infertility
    insulin resistance
    menstrual irregularity
    metformin
    obesity
polyene antifungal drugs
    clinical pharmacology
polyethylene glycol
polygeline
polylactic acid
    acne scarring
    aged and photoaged skin
        cheek volume loss
        facial expression lines
polymorphic light eruption
polymorphic light eruption of pregnancy
polymyalgia rheumatica
    clinical presentation
    diagnosis
    investigations
    management
polymyositis
    causes
    classification
    clinical features
    diagnosis
    management
    paraneoplastic syndrome (table)
    refractory disease
    scoring system for muscle strength (table)
polymyxin B
polymyxins
polyneuropathies
    acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy
    chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polysomnogram
polyvalent antivenom
polyvinyl alcohol
pompholyx
PONV
    children
    prophylaxis
    risk factors
        reduction
        table
    treatment
poplar bark
    rheumatoid arthritis
popliteal cyst
    ruptured
pore enlargement
pork tapeworm
porphyria cutanea tarda
port wine stains
portal hypertension
    oesophageal varices
posaconazole
positioning and movement
    obstetric pain
post-lumbar puncture headache
post-traumatic headache
post-traumatic hypopigmentation
post-traumatic stress disorder
    acute
    chronic
    symptoms
post-traumatic wound infections
postabortal
    pelvic inflammatory disease
postdural puncture headache
    complication of epidural analgesia
postexposure prophylaxis
    postoccupational exposure
    postsexual assault
postherpetic neuralgia
    clinical features
    treatment
postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
postinflammatory hypopigmentation
postnasal drip
postnatal depression
    prescribing risk/benefit analysis
        breastfeeding
        pregnancy
    treatment
postneedlestick injury prophylaxis
postoccupational exposure prophylaxis
    hepatitis B
    hepatitis C
    HIV
postoperative analgesia
    children
    intramuscular route
    intraoperative phase
       Perioperative pain in children: intraoperative phase
       Perioperative pain: intraoperative phase
    intravenous route
        patient controlled analgesia
    nonsurgical postoperative pain
        bladder distention
        flatulence
        muscle spasm
    persistent postsurgical pain
    preoperative phase
       Perioperative pain: preoperative phase
       Perioperative pain in children: preoperative phase
    principles of management
    regional & local administration
        continuous peripheral nerve blockade
        epidural
        intrathecal
    subcutaneous route
    surgical wound infiltration & infusion
postoperative atelectasis
postoperative nausea and vomiting
    children
    prophylaxis
    risk factors
        reduction
        table
    treatment
postoperative wound infections
    pelvic inflammatory disease
    surgical prophylaxis
    wounds
postpartum disorders
    endometritis
    group B streptococcal infections
    pelvic inflammatory disease
    sepsis
    thyroid dysfunction
postseptal cellulitis
postsexual assault prophylaxis
postsplenectomy prophylaxis
poststroke rehabilitation
postural hypotension
    diabetic autonomic neuropathy
    multiple system atrophy
    nonpharmacological therapy
    pharmacological therapy
potassium chloride
potassium imbalance
    common causes (table)
    hyperkalaemia
    hypokalaemia
potassium poisoning
potassium replacement
    drug-induced arrhythmias
potassium-sparing diuretics
pouchitis
poudrage
povidone-iodine
powders (dusting)
    properties
power of attorney (developmental disability)
poxvirus
    molluscum contagiosum
PR interval (ECG)
    carditis in rheumatic fever
Prader-Willi syndrome
    aetiology
       Causes of developmental disability (Table 11.2)
       Prader-Willi syndrome: aetiology
    associated health problems
       Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: medical issues
       Prader-Willi syndrome: management of associated health problems
       Medication and challenging behaviour in people with developmental disability: precautions in prescribing psychotropic medications
    behavioural phenotype
    biopsychosocial issues
    clinics
    cognitive disabilities
    diagnosis
    failure to thrive
    health checklist
    obesity
        dietary guidelines
        low-energy expenditure
        modification of excessive eating
        physical activities
        preoccupation with food
        prevention and management
        reduced physical activity
    paediatric sleep-disordered breathing
    pathology
    presentation
    prevalence
    psychiatric disorders
    respiratory problems
    short stature
        growth hormone
    sleep disorders
    support groups
       Clinics specific for Prader-Willi syndrome and Support associations
       Developmental disability: associations for specific syndromes
pralidoxime
pramipexole
pravastatin
praziquantel
prazosin
pre-eclampsia
    emergency management (box)
    management
        nonpharmacological
        pharmacological
        postpartum
    risk factors for (box)
    severity
        indices of (table)
pre-emptive analgesia
    definition
    modulation of pain
    perioperative pain
precocious puberty
    developmental disability
       Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: medical issues
       Management of a child with developmental disability: health care issues
prediabetes
    diagnosis
    management
    polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
prednisolone
prednisone
pregabalin
pregnancy
    acute cystitis
    acute pyelonephritis
    adrenal disorders
    alcohol
    amphetamines
    analgesics
    anticholinergic antiparkinsonian drugs
    antidepressants
        MAOIs
        mianserin
        other antidepressants
        selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
        tricyclic antidepressants
    antiepileptics
       General information on drug use in pregnancy: neurology drugs
       General information on drug use in pregnancy: psychotropic drugs
    antihypertensive medication to avoid in
    antipsychotics
        first-generation
        second-generation
    antirheumatic drugs
        azathioprine
        biological DMARDs
        corticosteroids
        cyclosporin
        fish oils
        hydroxychloroquine
        leflunomide
        male fertility
        methotrexate
        mycophenolate mofetil
        NSAIDs
        sulfasalazine
    anxiolytic drugs
    arrhythmias
    assessment and counselling about cardiovascular disease
    asthma
    bacterial vaginosis
    bleeding
        after 20 weeks
        less than 20 weeks
            assessment and initial management (flowchart)
    caffeine
    calcium balance
    cardiovascular disease
    categorisation of drugs
    cholestasis
    cystic fibrosis
    developmental disability
    diabetes
        gestational
    drug risk categorisation (table)
    drug use (general information)
    DVT prevention
    eclampsia
    ectopic
    emergencies
    folate supplementation
    gastro-oesophageal reflux
    group B streptococcus
    hirsutism
    hypercalcaemia
    hyperparathyroidism
    hypertension
        after 20 weeks gestation
        before 20 weeks gestation
        management of chronic hypertension in pregnancy
    hyperthyroidism
    hypnotic drugs
    hypocalcaemia
    hypothyroidism
    inflammatory bowel disease
    iodine deficiency
    ischaemic heart disease
    lactation suppression
    lithium
    migraine
    mood stabilisers
    multiple sclerosis
    musculoskeletal conditions in
        Carpal tunnel syndrome
        de Quervain's tenosynovitis
        leg cramps
        lumbar back pain
        pelvic pain
        transient osteoporosis
    neonatal thyroid dysfunction
    neurology drugs
    nicotine
    nonprescribed drugs
    older antidepressants
    opioid dependence (drugs for)
    pituitary disorders
    postpartum thyroid dysfunction
    pre-eclampsia
        emergency assessment and management (box)
    prescribing
        principles
        risk/benefit analysis
    preterm labour
    prolactinomas
    radiographs
    rashes
    respiratory drugs
    Rh (D) immunoglobulin use
    safety of drug use
    syphilis
    termination & antibiotic prophylaxis
    topically applied drugs
    trichomoniasis
    tricyclic antidepressants
    valvular heart disease
premature ejaculation
premature labour
premature ovarian failure
premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
    developmental disability
        Down syndrome
        epilepsy
    diagnosis
    nonpharmacological treatment
    pharmacological treatment
        oral contraceptives
        selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    symptom chart (patient information)
preoperative analgesia
prepatellar bursae (tophi in)
prepatellar bursitis
prescribing and prescription-writing
    dental prescriptions
        components of a prescription
        example of
        information given to patient
        legislation
        overprescribing
        principles of
           Dental prescriptions and prescription-writing
           Principles of diagnosis and prescribing
        underprescribing
    opioids
        addicted persons
        legal requirements (table)
        nonaddicted persons
        prescription requirements
preseptal cellulitis
preservatives
    dermatological preparations
pressure immobilisation bandage
    funnel-web spider bite
    removal
    snake bite
pressure sores
    palliative care
        pain management
pressure ulcers
pressure urticaria (table)
pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDI)
    breath-activated inhaler
        patient information (box)
    common errors in use
    technique
        patient information (box)
            with spacer
            without spacer
    use and cleaning
preterm labour
pretibial myxoedema
preventing cardiovascular disease
    absolute risk
        definition & classification
        risk calculators (box)
    interventions to reduce risk
        lifestyle interventions
            body weight
                BMI
                waist circumference
            diet
                practical guidelines (box)
            physical activity
            smoking
        pharmacological interventions
            antihypertensive therapy
            antiplatelet drugs
            diabetes management
            lipid-lowering therapy
    risk factors influencing CVD prognosis (table)
        diabetes
        established CVD or renal disease
        other risk factors
            modifiable
            unmodifiable
        target end-organ damage
preventive analgesia
    definition
    perioperative pain
preventive health care and health promotion
    developmental disability
        abuse
        adolescents
        adults
        aged care
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: health screening and prevention
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: skin and temperature homeostasis
        exercise
        health screening
           Health screening in people with developmental disability
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: health screening and prevention
        immunisation
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: health screening and prevention
           Preventive health care and health promotion in people with developmental disability: exercise
        medication review
           Aged care in people with developmental disability: medication review
           Preventive health care and health promotion in people with developmental disability: medication review
        nutrition
        yearly physical
priapism
prick testing
    dermatitis
        atopic
        rubber glove
    urticaria
prickly heat
prilocaine
primaquine
primary dysmenorrhoea
primary progressive multiple sclerosis
primary sclerosing cholangitis
primary survey
    trauma
primary writing tremor
primidone
principles
    antimicrobial use
        antimicrobial choice
        antimicrobial resistance
        combination therapy
        community use
        directed therapy
        duration of therapy
        empirical therapy
        hospital use
        oral or parenteral therapy
        outpatient IV antibiotic therapy
        patient education
        prophylactic therapy
        topical therapy
    dentistry
        diagnosis
        examination
        history-taking
        investigations
        management
        prescribing
           Dental prescriptions and prescription-writing
           Principles of diagnosis and prescribing
        treatment (box)
    palliative care
        management of patients with life limiting illness (box)
    symptom control in palliative care
        discuss treatment options
        dose escalation
        evaluation of symptoms
        explanation of cause
        frequent review
        individualised treatment
pristinamycin
privacy issues
    developmental disability
        medical information
           Important issues in communication for people with developmental disability
           Legal issues for people with developmental disability: privacy
        sexuality
           Sexuality in people with developmental disability: issues of privacy
           Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: psychosocial issues
           Management of challenging behaviour in people with developmental disability: limitations and needs of support persons
           Sexuality in people with developmental disability: masturbation
prn prescribing
    analgesics and adjuvants
    developmental disability
       Management of challenging behaviour in people with developmental disability: medical and psychiatric assessment, and continued information gathering
       Management of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: key management points
    psychotropic drugs
probability diagnosis
    developmental disability
probenecid
procaine
procaine penicillin
procarbazine
procedural sedation and analgesia
    assessment of patient
    drugs used (table)
    record of procedure
procedure-related pain
    adults
        planning the procedure
        precautionary measures
        sedation
            assessment before
            deep
            minimal
            moderate
    children
        assessment before sedation
        neonatal circumcision
        nonpharmacological techniques
        pharmacological techniques
        wounds and lacerations
    opioid & benzodiazepine reversal
procedures
    dental
        antibiotic prophylaxis
        patients taking medications and
            aspirin
            bisphosphonates
            warfarin
                procedure for (box)
    precautions when performing (box)
    procedure-related pain
        children
prochlorperazine
proctalgia
proctalgia fugax
proctitis
progestin-only pill
    migraine
progestins
prognosis
    dealing with uncertainty
    FAQ
    terminal care
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
    definition
    natalizumab
progressive supranuclear palsy
    prevalence
proguanil
prolactinomas
    pregnancy
promethazine
propamidine
propantheline
propellants (metered dose inhalers)
prophylactic therapy
    antibiotic
        cirrhosis (GI bleeding)
        endocarditis
        joint prostheses
        malaria
        medical
        meningitis
            Haemophilus influenzae type b
            Neisseria meningitidis
        post-occupational exposure
            blood borne viruses
        postsplenectomy
        rheumatic fever
        surgical
            abdominal
            amputation (lower limb)
            appendicectomy
            biliary
            burns
                extensive skin loss
            cardiac
            colorectal
            dentoalveolar procedures
            gastrointestinal tract
            general principles
            gynaecological
            head and neck
            hernia repair
            laparoscopic
            obstetric
            orthopaedic
            patients with hepatitis C
            prostatectomy
            prostatic biopsy (transrectal)
            thoracic
            urological
            vascular
Propionibacterium acnes
    acne
propofol
propranolol
propylene glycol
propylthiouracil
prostacyclin
prostaglandin analogues
    asthma trigger (table)
prostaglandin E
prostanoids
prostate cancer
    developmental disability
        screening
        symptoms
prostatectomy
    antibiotic prophylaxis
prostatic biopsy (transrectal)
    antibiotic prophylaxis
prostatitis
    acute
    chronic
prostatodynia
prostheses
    infected (intravascular)
prosthetic joint infections
    antibiotic prophylaxis
    treatment table
prosthetic valve endocarditis
    prophylaxis
protease inhibitors
    adverse effects
    interactions
Proteus species
    otitis externa
    urinary tract infections
prothrombin
prothrombin complex
Prothrombinex-VF
proton pump inhibitors
    adverse effects
        pneumonia
protozoal infections
    diarrhoea
providers
    breaking bad news
    care of
        avoiding stress and burnout (box)
        debriefing
        principles
    palliative care
        paediatric
    talking with adolescents (practical hints) (box)
proxymetacaine
prurigo
    definition
    of pregnancy
pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy
pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
pruritus
    ani
    itch without rash
    palliative care
        general management
            nonpharmacological management
            pharmacological management
        specific management
            biliary obstruction
            cholestasis
            HIV disease
            opioid-induced
            uraemia
    paraneoplastic syndrome (table)
    pregnancy
pseudo-rheumatoid arthritis
pseudoaddiction
pseudocholinesterase
    inhibition in organophosphate poisoning
    metabolism of suxamethonium
pseudocyst
    myxoid
pseudoephedrine
pseudofolliculitis
pseudogout
    cause
    clinical presentation
        associations
    management
    prevalence
    pseudo-rheumatoid arthritis
pseudohyponatraemia
pseudomembranous candidosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    bronchiectasis
    cystic fibrosis
    endocarditis
    folliculitis
    otitis externa
       Otitis externa
       Recurrent pharyngitis and/or tonsillitis
    penetrating foot injuries
    pneumonia
        hospital-acquired
           Hospital-acquired pneumonia: introduction
           Hospital-acquired pneumonia: high risk of multidrug-resistant organisms
    pyelonephritis
    respiratory pathogens associated with immunodeficiency (table)
    severe sepsis
Pseudomonas species
    folliculitis
    onycholysis
pseudoporphyria (table)
PSI (pneumonia severity index)
    background
    calculation
    management flowchart
    precautions
psilocybin
psittacosis
    Chlamydophila psittaci pneumonia
psoas abscess
psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy
psoralens
    adverse effects
    clinical pharmacology
    phototherapy
    psoriasis
        with acitretin
psoriasis
    aggravation by drugs
    children
    treatment
        general measures
        phototherapy
        summary (table)
        systemic therapy
        topical therapy
    types
        erythrodermic
        flexural
        genital
            children
        guttate
        nails
        napkin
        palmoplantar
        plaque
        pustular
            acute (children)
            generalised
                pregnancy
        scalp
psoriatic arthritis
    clinical features
        box of clinical features
        comparison with spondyloarthopathies (table)
    juvenile arthritis
        features
        treatment
        uveitis
    management
        peripheral arthritis
            biological DMARDs
            disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
            glucocorticoids
            nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
        spondylitis
    prognostic features
PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy)
    prevalence
psychiatric disorders (see also individual conditions)
    developmental disability
        aged care
        anxiety disorders
        assessment
        bipolar disorder
           Management of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: mood disorders
           Assessment of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: mood disorders
        co-morbidities
            autism spectrum disorders
            epilepsy
            prefrontal function impairments
        depressive disorders
           Management of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: mood disorders
           Assessment of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: mood disorders
        examinations
        generalised anxiety disorder
        history taking
        investigations
        management
           Management of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability
           Management of psychiatric disorders in people with developmental disability: key management points
        mixed mood episode
        mood disorders
        obsessive compulsive disorder
        panic disorder
        phobias
        Prader-Willi syndrome
        presentation
        prevalence
        psychological interventions
        psychoses
        psychotic disorders
        psychotropic medications
        risk factors
        withdrawal of medications
psychiatric symptoms
    palliative care
        anxiety and associated disorders
        depression
        drug and alcohol problems
        panic attacks
        sleep disturbance
        suicide
psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
    developmental disability
psychogenic pain
psychogenic vertigo
psychological assessment
    patient in pain
        factors to include (box)
psychological interventions (see also psychosocial interventions)
    therapeutic use
        anorexia nervosa
        binge eating disorder
        bipolar disorder
        bulimia nervosa
        depression
            adult
            children
        developmental disability
            behavioural therapies
            cognitive behavioural therapy
            psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy
            supportive psychotherapies
        eating disorders
        insomnia
        pain management
            complex regional pain syndromes
            palliative care
        personality disorders
        psychogenic vertigo
        schizophrenia
            treatment-resistant
        stimulant dependence
psychomotor impairment
    psychotropic drugs
psychomotor retardation
    movement disorders
psychosis
    developmental disability
    first episode
    multiple sclerosis
psychosocial adolescent issues (developmental disability)
    development of adult identity
    friendships
    independence
    sexuality
psychosocial assessment
    patient in pain
psychosocial interventions
    alcohol dependence
    bipolar disorder
    opioid dependence
    schizophrenia
    substance use disorders
psychosocial masking
    developmental disability
psychostimulants (see also individual drugs)
    clinical pharmacology
    immediate-release (short-acting)
    modified-release (long-acting)
    palliative care
       Use of psychostimulants in palliative care
       Fatigue in patients receiving palliative care
    precautions
psychotic disorder (brief)
psychotropic drugs
    'as required' prescribing
    adherence to treatment
    alcohol
    cardiac disease
    children's dosing (table)
    clinical pharmacology
    competitive sport
    diabetes
    discontinuation of treatment
    drug concentration monitoring
    electroconvulsive therapy
    epilepsy
    failure to respond
    informed consent
    liver disease
    obstructive airways disease
    older persons
    psychomotor impairment
    renal disease
    risk categorisation
        breastfeeding
        pregnancy
    sport
psyllium
pterygium (table)
pubertal gynaecomastia
puberty
    delayed
        boys
        girls
        overview
    developmental disability
        changes in adolescence
           Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: medical issues
           Management of an adolescent with developmental disability: checklist of issues to be addressed in adolescence (Table 11.8)
        conditions associated with puberty disorders
        female onset
        male delayed
        Prader-Willi syndrome
    precocious
pubic diastasis
    pregnancy
pubic lice
puffer fish poisoning
    clinical grading system (table)
pulmonary aspergillosis
pulmonary edema
    initial treatment
        including pre-hospital
    treatment in the emergency department / coronary care unit
pulmonary embolism
    diagnostic algorithm
    palliative care
    with haemodynamic compromise
    without haemodynamic compromise
pulmonary fibrosis
    scleroderma
pulmonary function tests
    tests of gas exchange and transfer
        arterial blood gases
        diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
        pulse oximetry
    tests of mechanical function
        bronchial provocation testing
        exercise testing
        peak expiratory flow
        spirometry and flow-volume loops
        static lung volumes
    use
        assessment for scuba diving
        asthma
        COPD
        pre-surgical assessment
pulmonary hypertension
    assessment
        WHO functional classification (table)
    chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    classification
    scleroderma
    treatment
        nonspecific therapies
            anticoagulation
            calcium channel blockers
            diuretics & digoxin
            oxygen
        specific pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies
pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
    classification
    treatment
        daily regimen
        three-times-weekly regimen
pulmonary oedema
    acute cardiogenic
    drug-induced
    risk for surgery
pulmonary tuberculosis
    adherence to therapy
        monitoring
    breastfeeding
    children
    contact tracing
    corticosteroids
    directly observed therapy (DOT)
       Tuberculosis: introduction
       Pulmonary tuberculosis: directly observed therapy (DOT)
    drug susceptibility testing
    drug-resistant
    extrapulmonary
        corticosteroid use
    failure rates of therapy
    HIV
    latent infection
    miliary (disseminated)
    monitoring therapy
    notification
    pregnancy
    pretherapy screening
    prophylaxis
    pulmonary
    resistance
    screening
    short-course therapy
        daily regimen
           Pulmonary tuberculosis: standard short-course therapy
           Dosages for drugs for pulmonary tuberculosis (Table 2.10)
        dosage table
        three-times-weekly regimen
           Pulmonary tuberculosis: standard short-course therapy
           Dosages for drugs for pulmonary tuberculosis (Table 2.10)
pulse oximetry
    acute asthma
        adults
        children
    acute oxygen administration
    COPD (acute exacerbations) (table)
    dentistry
        sedation
    pre-flight assessment
pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
pulseless electrical activity
    adult cardiorespiratory arrest (figure)
    paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest (figure)
pulseless ventricular tachycardia
    adult cardiorespiratory arrest (figure)
    paediatric cardiorespiratory arrest (figure)
punch biopsy
PUPPP
purpura (definition)
pustular drug reactions
pustular psoriasis
    acute (children)
    generalised
        pregnancy
pustule (definition)
pustulosis
    acute generalised exanthematic
PUVA (psoralen and ultraviolet A therapy)
pyelonephritis
    acute
        mild
        severe
pyoderma gangrenosum
    paraneoplastic syndrome (table)
pyogenic granuloma
pyogenic liver abscess
pyrantel
pyrazinamide
pyrethrins
pyrexia
    adults
    children
    unknown origin
pyridostigmine
pyridoxine
pyridoxine deficiency
pyrimethamine
pyrophosphate arthropathy


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