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placental site trophoblastic tumors, 518
plaque, in blood vessels. Seearteriosclerosis and
atherosclerosis
plaque, skin, 400
platelet count, 446
platelets, 176. See alsohematologic system
idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP),
201–203
overproduction of (polycythemia vera), 194–196
pleural effusion, 113–115
pleural sac, 87, 118
draining fluid from (thoracentesis), 125
pneumonia, 115–117
pneumothorax, 118–120
polycythemia vera, 194–196
portocaval shunt, 293
positron emission tomography (PET), 257
postanesthesia care, 483–484
postoperative period, 482–484
pain medication, 480
postpartum health, 525–526
potassium hydroxide preparation (KOH) test, 415
potassium (K)
abnormally high amount (hyperkalemia),
432–434
abnormally low amount (hypokalemia),
430–432
blood test for, 447
PPD (Mantoux intradermal skin test), 138–139
prednisone, 202
preeclampsia and eclampsia, 527–529
pregnancy, 519–522
ectopic, 503–505
labor and delivery, 522–524
postpartum health, 524–525
preeclampsia and eclampsia, 527–529
Rh incompatibility, 526–527
testing for, 529
preoperative period, 478–480
preoperative teaching, 479–480
pressure ulcers, 409–411
primary aldosteronism, 351–353
Prinzmetal’s angina, 7
progesterone, 497
prolactin hormone overproduction, 343–345
prolactin test, 368
prostate gland, 375
benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), 375–377
cancer of, 375, 384–386
prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, 395
prostatic fluid, 375
prothrombin time (PT) test, 79, 205, 328, 446
PSA (prostate specific antigen) test, 395
psychosocial stressors, 458
PT (prothrombin time) test, 79, 205, 328, 446
PTH (parathyroid hormone, parathormone), 333
hypophosphatemia and, 441
measurement test, 368
overproduction of (hyperparathyroidism),
356–358
underproduction of (hypoparathyroidism), 354–356
PTT (partial thromboplastin time), 79, 205, 446
PUD (peptic ulcer disease), 319–321
pulmonary angiography, 133–134
pulmonary edema, 45–47, 88
pulmonary embolism, 127–130
pulmonary function test (PFT), 136
pulmonic valve, 1, 3
pulse oximetry, 81–82, 402
punch biopsy (skin), 414
purpuras, 400
pustules, 400
pyelonephritis, 386–388R
radioallergosorbent (RAST) test, 415
RAST (radioallergosorbent) test, 415
Raynaud’s disease, 47–49
RBC.Seered blood cells
reason for surgery, 477
receptor sites, 453, 458
red blood cells (RBCs), 176. See alsoanemia
cell overproduction (polycythemia vera),
194–196
RBC count (test), 78, 79, 446
Rh incompatibility, 526–527
Reed-Sternberg cells, 153
referred pain, 536
reflux of stomach acid (GERD), 301–304
regional anesthesia, 482
relative rehydration, 444–445
renal artery, 374
renal calculi (kidney stones), 382–384
renal cancer, 381–382
renal failure, 388–390
renin, 421
renin substrate (angiotensinogen), 421
respiratory acidosis, 120–122
respiratory system, 85–140
how it works, 86–87
map of, 85