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pleural effusion, 515–517
pneumoconiosis, 520–521
pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP),
508–509
pneumomediastinum, 164, 518–519
pneumonia
community-acquired, 421,
502–511
pediatric, 307–308
Pneumonia Patient Outcomes
Research Team (PORT)
score, 505
pneumonic plague, 907
pneumothorax, 517
pneumotonometry, 884
poison hemlock, 650, 653
poisonous plants, 649–655
pokeweed, 655–656
polyartertis nodosa, 483
polycythemia, 461–462
polymyositis, 766
polystarches, 61
PORT (Pneumonia Patient
Outcomes Research Team)
score, 505
postcoital bleeding, 610
posterior ankle splints, 889
posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
injuries, 214
posterior drawer sign test, 213
posterior elbow dislocations, 205
posterior epistaxis, 668
posterior hip dislocations, 175
posterior knee splints, 889
posterior shoulder dislocations, 207
posterior superior alveolar nerve
blocks, 879
postexposure prophylaxis (PEP),
430–432
post-LP headache, 742–743
postmenopausal bleeding, 610
postpartum hemorrhage, 597–598
postpartum infections, 599
postprandial hypoglycemia, 403
postrenal acute renal failure, 830
posttraumatic stress disorder, 786
potassium (K+) disorders, 391–394
potential injury-creating event
(PICEs), 901
PPA (propionic acidemia),
265–266
PPIs (proton pump inhibitors),
530–531
PPROM (preterm premature
ruptures of membranes), 591
pralidoxime (2-PAM), 381
prazosin, 346
PRBCs (packed red blood cells),
61–62
preeclampsia, 592–593

pregnancy. See alsoobstetrics and

gynecology

antibiotics, 600

ectopic, 585–588

gastrointestinal system, 600

infectious diseases in, 598–599

molar, 595

trauma in, 172–173

vaccines, 600

pregnancy-induced hypertension,

592–594

Prehn sign, 843

preload, 89

premature atrial contraction

(PAC), 25

premature ruptures of membranes

(PROM), 591–592

premature ventricular contraction

(PVC), 25

preparedness, 901–902

prerenal acute renal failure,

826–827

preseptal cellulitis, 706

pressure ulcers, 806–807

preterm premature ruptures of

membranes (PPROM), 591

Prevotella, 503

priapism, 459, 848–850

primary amenorrhea, 608

primary blast injuries, 915–916

primary hemostasis, 462

primary spontaneous

pneumothorax, 517

primary syphilis, 607

primary syphilis penile chancre,

813

procedural sedation, 880–883

proctitis, 425–426, 560–561

prodromal phase, 782

progressive multifocal leukoen-

cephalopathy, 424, 425

prolonged QT syndrome, 248, 339

PROM (premature ruptures of

membranes), 591–592

prophylaxis, 104–105

propionic acidemia (PPA),

265–266

propofol, 882

propranolol, 342

prosthetic valve complications,

112–113

proteinuria, 823–824

prothrombin complex, 335

proton pump inhibitors (PPIs),

530–531

proximal aortic dissections, 116

proximal humerus fractures, 206

pruritis, 477

pseudoaneurysms, 113

pseudogout, 225

pseudohematuria, 825

pseudo-Jones fractures, 220–222

Pseudomonas, 703

pseudotumor cerebri, 741

psilocybin, 780

psittacosis, 508

psoas sign, 553

psychiatric psychosis, 745

psychobehavioral disorders

DSM-IV classification, 771

eating disorders, 788–789

emergency petitions, 771

mood and thought disorders,

781–788

psychotropic medications,

793–796

substance abuse/addiction,

771–781

violence/abuse/neglect, 789–792

psychosis, 775, 781–782

psychotropic medications,

793–796

public utility EMS model, 897

pulmonary barotrauma, 646

pulmonary contusion, 18, 163–164

pulmonary edema, 89–92

pulmonary embolism (PE),

136–138

pulmonary fungal infections,

442–443

pulmonary irritants, 520–523

pulmonary system, pediatric,

300–308

pulmonary tuberculosis, 510

pulseless electrical activity (PEA),

40–41

pupillary constriction, 778

purple glove syndrome, 336

purpura, 477

pustules, 799

PVC (premature ventricular

contraction), 25

PVL (Panton-Valentine

leukocidin), 434

pyelonephritis, 837–839

pyloric stenosis, 271–272, 542

pyridoxine, 323, 330

Q

Q angle, 212

Q fever, 442, 508

QA (quality assurance), 930–931

QRS widening, 321

quality assurance (QA), 930–931

R

rabbit fever, 904, 910–911

rabies, 435–436

radial gutter splints, 889