Polydipsia, 185
Polyuria, 185
Pons, 200
Portal of entry, 302
Portal of exit, 302
Postrenal stage, 267
Poverty, 6
Povidone-iodine, 330
Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A serum test
(PAPP-A), 219
Pregnancy, teen, 6
Preluxation, acetabular, 286
Prerenal stage, 267
Prodromal phase
of infectious diseases, 303
of mumps, 312
Progesterone, 181
Prolactin hormone, 179
Prostate, 258f
Proteinuria, 261
Pruritus, 327
Psoriasis, 331–332
Psychological age, 15
Psychosocial assessment, 34
Pulmonary arteries, 92, 94f
Pulmonary veins, 94f
Pulse
examination of, 41
resting, 41
Pulse oximetry, 45
for aortic stenosis, 112
for cardiac catheterization, 97
for coarctation of the aorta, 108
for patent ductus arteriosus, 105
for tetralogy of Fallot, 115
for transposition of the great arteries, 118
for ventricular septal defect, 101
Pustule, 327
Pyelonephritis, 269–270
Pyloric sphincter, 231
Pyloric stenosis, 245–246
Pylorus, 231
R
Radiopaque catheter, 247
Rales, 319
Rebound pain, 233
(^376) Index
Reconstituted family, 5
Reese-Ellsworth classification, 170
Refractive errors, 54
Renal cortex, 258
Renal failure, 267–268
Renal medulla, 258
Renal stage, 267
Renin, 260
Reservoir, 302
Respiration, examination of, 42
Respiratory conditions, 71–88
lower respiratory tract infections,
81–86
asthma, 82–83
bronchiolitis, 83–84
cystic fibrosis, 84–85
pneumonia, 81–82
respiratory distress syndrome, 85–86
overview of, 73–74
sudden infant death syndrome, 87–88
upper respiratory tract infections, 74–80
acute epiglottitis, 77–78
acute laryngitis, 79
acute laryngotracheobronchitis, 76–77
acute viral nasopharyngitis, 74–75
croup syndrome, 76
infectious mononucleosis, 79–80
tonsillitis and pharyngitis, 75–76
Respiratory distress, in newborn/infant, 17
Respiratory distress syndrome, 85–86
Respiratory rates, 42
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), 83
Respiratory system
anatomy of, 72f, 73
overview of, 73–74
Resting pulse rates, 41
Retinoblastoma, 169–171
Retractions, 78
Reye syndrome, 152, 210–212
Rhabdomyosarcoma, 168–169
Rheumatic fever, 122
Rhinorrhea, 58, 84
Rhonchi, 319
Ribavirin, 84
RICE, 138, 282
Right atria, 92, 93f, 94f
Right ventricle, 92, 93f, 94f