Phenylephrine, 232
Phenytoin, 282, 286, 359, 370, 391, 528
Pheochromocytoma, 531
Physostigmine, 250, 259, 262
Pinguecula, 498
Pituitary adenoma, 370, 530
Placenta accreta, 451
Placenta previa, 451, 454
Plasmapheresis, 194, 293, 428
Pleocytosis, 428
Pleural effusion, 67, 73, 75
Pleurodesis, 26
Pneumatosis intestinalis, 105, 123
Pneumonia, 27, 153
Pneumonitis, 67, 68
Pneumoperitoneum, 111–112
Pneumothorax, 26, 64, 73, 153, 154
Poisoning, 110, 122, 251–252. See also
carbon monoxide poisoning
Polycystic ovarian syndrome, 455
Polydipsia, 328, 394
Polymicrobial infection, 119, 197, 201
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, 288
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
(PMN), 363
Polymyalgia rheumatica, 358, 362
Polyuria, 283, 394, 528
Positive air pressure devices, 68
Posterior epistaxis, 169
Posterior nasal packing, 169
Postherpetic neuralgia, 359
Postoperative adhesions, 108, 125
Postpartum depression, 547
Postpartum eclampsia, 286, 292
Posttraumatic epilepsy, 148
Posttraumatic hydrocephalus, 370
Posttraumatic stress disorder, 370
Potassium, 529
Pralidoxime, 250, 262, 482
Prednisone, 73, 205, 358, 543
Pregnancy, 117, 124. See alsoectopic
pregnancy
Prehn sign, 125
Prickly heat, 474
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
(PTX), 26, 151, 153, 154, 165,
171, 173
Primary survey, 159, 160
Prinzmetal angina, 41, 46–47
Procainamide, 222, 229
Progesterone level test, 458
Proparacaine, 500
Propranolol, 359, 526
Propylthiouracil, 526, 527, 529–530
Prostate cancer, 126
Prostatitis, 114
Proton-pump inhibitor, 306
Pseudocyst, 115
Pseudoephedrine, 254
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis, 308
Pseudomonal conjunctivitis, 499
Pseudomonas aeruginosa,74, 204
Pseudo-peritoneal symptoms, 483
Pseudotumor cerebri. Seeidiopathic
intracranial hypertension
Psoas sign, 116, 120
Psychiatry consultation, 281
Pterygium, 498
Pulmonary compliance, 166
Pulmonary contusion, 170–171
Pulmonary edema, 33, 68
Pulmonary embolism (PE), 24–25, 34, 37,
39, 43, 65, 117
Pulmonary thromboembolism, 63
Pulsatile abdominal mass, 113
Pulsatile tinnitus, 361
Pulseless electrical activity (PEA), 224
Puncture wound, 196, 201, 343, 478, 482,
516, 517
Pyelonephritis, 124
Pyogenic abscess, 115
Pyridoxine, 253Q
Q fever, 66, 75R
Rabies virus, 483, 487
Radial nerve, 337, 342
Radioisotope cholescintigraphy, 107
Ramsay Hunt syndrome, 397
Ranitidine, 70
Ranson criteria, 118
Rape kit, 124
Rapid sequence intubation (RSI), 282, 542
Rapid ventricular response (RVR), 223566 Index