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Pacemaker
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artificial
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Abnormal
Heart Rhythms: Pacemakers
Keeping the Beat: Artificial Pacemakers
Heart
Block: Treatment
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travel and
| |
Specific Medical Conditions
and Travel: Heart
Disease
|
|
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escape
| |
Pacemaker
Dysfunction
|
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natural
| |
Heart: Regulation
of the Heart
Abnormal
Heart Rhythms
|
|
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dysfunction of
| |
Pacemaker
Dysfunction
|
|
|
Pachymetry
| |
Diagnosis: Pachymetry
Bullous
Keratopathy
|
|
|
Paclitaxel
| |
Chemotherapy Drugs
|
|
|
Paget's disease
| |
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
Pa - Ps
|
|
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of nipple
| |
Cancer: Types
Cancer: Diagnosis
Cancer: Treatment of
Specific Types of Breast Cancer
|
|
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of penis
| |
Growths on the Penis
|
|
|
of skin
| |
Paget's
Disease
|
|
|
Pain
| |
Pain
What Is Referred Pain?
Opioid Analgesics
How Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Work
|
|
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abdominal
| |
see also Abdomen, pain in
Symptoms: Abdominal
Pain
Abdominal Pain in Newborns, Infants, and Young Children
Causes of Abdominal Pain by Location
Diagnosis: Medical
History and Physical Examination
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aging and
| |
Spotlight on Aging
|
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in ankylosing spondylitis
| |
Other
Types of Inflammatory Arthritis: Symptoms
|
|
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in aortic dissection
| |
Aortic
Dissection: Symptoms
|
|
|
in appendicitis
| |
Appendicitis: Symptoms and Diagnosis
|
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arm
| |
Symptoms: Pain in the Limbs
|
|
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arm, in thoracic outlet syndrome
| |
Thoracic
Outlet Syndromes
|
|
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in atherosclerosis
| |
Atherosclerosis: Symptoms
|
|
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back
| |
see Back pain
Low
Back Pain
A Herniated Disk
|
|
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bone
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
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breakthrough
| |
Pain: Acute Versus Chronic Pain
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|
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breast
| |
Breast Disorders: Breast Pain
|
|
|
in cancer
| |
Symptoms: Pain
|
|
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chest
| |
see Chest, pain in
|
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in chondromalacia patellae
| |
Chondromalacia
Patellae
|
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in dying person
| |
Symptoms
During a Fatal Illness: Pain
|
|
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ear
| |
When the Ear Aches
|
|
|
in erythromelalgia
| |
Functional
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Erythromelalgia
|
|
|
evaluation of
| |
Evaluation
|
|
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eye
| |
Symptoms: Eye Pain
|
|
|
face
| |
|
|
|
in Bell's palsy
| |
Bell's
Palsy
|
|
|
in trigeminal neuralgia
| |
Trigeminal
Neuralgia
Taking the Pressure Off a Nerve
|
|
|
in fibromyalgia
| |
Fibromyalgia: Symptoms
|
|
|
gallbladder
| |
Gallbladder
and Biliary Tract
Cholecystitis: Symptoms
|
|
|
in headache
| |
Headaches
How Headaches Differ
Drugs Used to Treat Migraines
|
|
|
in heart disease
| |
Symptoms: Chest
Pain
|
|
|
heel
| |
Plantar
Fasciosis
What Is a Heel Spur?
|
|
|
hip
| |
|
|
|
in fracture
| |
Hip: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in slipped capital femoral epiphysis
| |
Slipped
Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
Pa - Ps
|
|
|
joint
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
|
in rheumatic fever
| |
Rheumatic
Fever: Joints
|
|
|
in rubella
| |
Rubella: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
in kidney disorders
| |
Symptoms: Flank
pain
Hydronephrosis: Symptoms
Stones
in the Urinary Tract: Symptoms
|
|
|
during labor and delivery
| |
Labor: Pain
Relief
|
|
|
leg
| |
Symptoms: Pain in the Limbs
|
|
|
in thromboangiitis obliterans
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Symptoms
|
|
|
when walking
| |
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
Occlusive
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Arteries of
the Legs and Arms
|
|
|
limb
| |
Symptoms: Pain in the Limbs
|
|
|
muscle
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
|
neck
| |
Neck
Pain
Disorders That Cause Only Neck Pain
|
|
|
nerve
| |
see Neuralgia
|
|
|
neuropathic
| |
Types: Neuropathic
Pain
|
|
|
nociceptive
| |
Types: Nociceptive
Pain
|
|
|
at ovulation (mittleschmerz)
| |
Menstrual
Cycle: Ovulatory
Phase
|
|
|
pelvic
| |
Symptoms: Pelvic
Pain
What Causes Pelvic Pain?
|
|
|
in endometriosis
| |
Endometriosis: Symptoms
|
|
|
during menstrual period
| |
Dysmenorrhea
|
|
|
in pelvic congestion syndrome
| |
What Is Pelvic Congestion Syndrome?
|
|
|
in pericarditis
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
|
phantom limb
| |
Specific Problems: Pain
Types: Phantom
Limb Pain
Pain
|
|
|
pleuritic
| |
Symptoms: Causes
Pleural
Effusion: Symptoms
Viral
Pleuritis
|
|
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postherpetic
| |
What Is Postherpetic Neuralgia?
|
|
|
postoperative
| |
Surgery: After Surgery
|
|
|
psychogenic
| |
Types: Psychogenic
Pain
|
|
|
referred
| |
What Is Referred Pain?
Pain: Pain Pathways
Low
Back Pain: Referred Pain
Neck
Pain: Causes
|
|
|
sciatic
| |
What Is Sciatica?
|
|
|
during sexual intercourse
| |
Dyspareunia
|
|
|
in shingles
| |
Types: Postherpetic
Neuralgia
|
|
|
shoulder, in thoracic outlet syndrome
| |
Thoracic
Outlet Syndromes
|
|
|
in thoracic aortic aneurysm
| |
Aneurysms: Symptoms
|
|
|
throat, in glossopharyngeal neuralgia
| |
Glossopharyngeal
Neuralgia
|
|
|
tooth
| |
Tooth Disorders: Symptoms of Tooth
Disorders
Cavities: Symptoms
Pulpitis: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
Toothaches
|
|
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treatment of
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation
Treatment
|
|
|
heat therapy and
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation: Heat Therapy
Types of Heat Therapy
|
|
|
massage and
| |
Treatment of Pain
and Inflammation: Massage
Some Uses for Massage
|
|
|
nondrug
| |
Treatment: Nondrug
Pain Treatments
|
|
|
nonopioid
| |
Treatment: Nonopioid
Analgesics
How Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Work
|
|
|
opioid
| |
Treatment: Opioid
Analgesics
Opioid Analgesics
|
|
|
during urination
| |
Symptoms: Burning
or Pain with Urination
Common Causes of Dysuria
Bladder
Infection (Cystitis): Symptoms
|
|
|
vulvar
| |
Vulvodynia
|
|
|
Pain referred
| |
Low
Back Pain: Causes
|
|
|
Pain relievers
| |
see Analgesics
|
|
|
Paint thinner, poisoning from
| |
Hydrocarbon
Poisoning
|
|
|
Palate
| |
Biology of the Mouth
A View of the Mouth
|
|
|
cleft
| |
Bone
and Muscle Defects: Facial Defects
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate: Defects of the Face
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
Ca - Cy
|
|
|
necrotizing sialometaplasia of
| |
Mouth Sores: Other causes
|
|
|
torus of
| |
Noncancerous Growths
|
|
|
Palivizumab
| |
Respiratory
Tract Infections: Prevention and Treatment
|
|
|
Palliative care
| |
Medical Terms Related to Life-Sustaining Treatment
|
|
|
Palpitations
| |
see also Arrhythmias
Symptoms: Palpitations
Abnormal
Heart Rhythms: Symptoms
|
|
|
in mitral regurgitation
| |
Mitral
Regurgitation: Symptoms
|
|
|
Palsy
| |
|
|
|
abducens nerve
| |
Palsies
of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement: Sixth
Cranial Nerve (Abducens Nerve) Palsy
|
|
|
Bell's (facial nerve)
| |
Bell's
Palsy
|
|
|
bulbar
| |
Muscle
Stimulation Disorders: Progressive
Bulbar Palsy
|
|
|
cerebral
| |
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
|
|
|
information resources on
| |
Ca - Cy
|
|
|
conjugate gaze
| |
Conjugate
Gaze Palsies
|
|
|
cranial nerve
| |
Palsies
of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement
|
|
|
oculomotor nerve
| |
Palsies
of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement: Third
Cranial Nerve (Oculomotor Nerve) Palsy
|
|
|
peroneal nerve
| |
Mononeuropathy: Peroneal Nerve
Palsy
|
|
|
pseudobulbar
| |
Muscle
Stimulation Disorders: Primary Lateral
Sclerosis and Progressive Pseudobulbar Palsy
|
|
|
radial nerve
| |
Mononeuropathy: Radial Nerve
Palsy
|
|
|
supranuclear
| |
Progressive
Supranuclear Palsy
|
|
|
trochlear
| |
Palsies
of Cranial Nerves That Control Eye Movement: Fourth
Cranial Nerve (Trochlear Nerve) Palsy
|
|
|
ulnar nerve
| |
Mononeuropathy: Ulnar Nerve
Palsy
|
|
|
Pamidronate
| |
|
|
|
in multiple myeloma
| |
Multiple
Myeloma: Treatment and
Prognosis
|
|
|
in osteogenesis imperfecta
| |
Osteogenesis
Imperfecta: Treatment
|
|
|
in Paget's disease of bone
| |
Paget's Disease of Bone: Treatment
|
|
|
Pancoast syndrome
| |
Cancer of the Lungs: Complications
|
|
|
Pancreas
| |
Digestive System
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Locating the Pancreas
View of the Liver and Gallbladder
Major Endocrine Glands
Major Hormones
|
|
|
abscess of
| |
Abdominal
Abscesses: Causes and Symptoms
|
|
|
age-associated changes in
| |
Effects
of Aging: Pancreas,
Liver, and Gallbladder
|
|
|
cancer of
| |
Pancreatic
Cancer
Rare Types of Pancreatic Cancer
|
|
|
in multiple endocrine neoplasia
| |
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 Disease
|
|
|
function tests of
| |
Malabsorption: Diagnosis
|
|
|
gastrinoma of
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors: Gastrinoma
|
|
|
glucagonoma of
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors: Glucagonoma
|
|
|
infection of
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis: Complications
|
|
|
inflammation of
| |
see Pancreatitis
|
|
|
insulinoma of
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors: Insulinoma
Hypoglycemia: Symptoms
Hypoglycemia: Cause
|
|
|
pseudocyst of
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis: Complications
Chronic
Pancreatitis: Treatment
|
|
|
transplantation of
| |
Diabetes Mellitus (DM): Experimental
Treatments
Pancreas
Transplantation
|
|
|
tumors of
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors
Hypoglycemia: Symptoms
Hypoglycemia: Cause
|
|
|
vipoma of
| |
Pancreatic
Endocrine Tumors: Vipoma
|
|
|
Pancreatic duct
| |
Digestive System
Gallbladder and Biliary
Tract
View of the Liver and Gallbladder
|
|
|
obstruction of
| |
Gallstones: Symptoms
|
|
|
in pancreatitis
| |
Chronic
Pancreatitis
Chronic
Pancreatitis: Treatment
|
|
|
tumor of
| |
Rare Types of Pancreatic Cancer
|
|
|
Pancreatitis
| |
Pancreatitis
|
|
|
acute
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis
Some Causes of Acute Pancreatitis
|
|
|
chronic
| |
Chronic
Pancreatitis
|
|
|
with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
| |
Imaging Tests
|
|
|
in hyperlipoproteinemia
| |
Hyperlipoproteinemia: Symptoms
Hypolipoproteinemia
|
|
|
in mumps
| |
Mumps: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
|
|
|
necrotizing
| |
Acute
Pancreatitis: Complications
|
|
|
Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing
| |
Measles: Prognosis
Subacute
Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)
|
|
|
Panic attacks and panic disorder
| |
Panic
Attacks and Panic Disorder
What Is Exposure Therapy?
|
|
|
Pantoprazole
| |
Drugs Used to Treat Peptic Disorders
|
|
|
Pantothenic acid
| |
Vitamins
|
|
|
Papilledema
| |
Papilledema
|
|
|
Papillitis, headache with
| |
How Headaches Differ
|
|
|
Papilloma, laryngeal
| |
Laryngeal
Papillomas
|
|
|
Pap test
| |
Selected Screening Schedule
for Adults
Diagnosis: Screening
Collecting Cervical Cells
Gynecologic
Evaluation: Screening for
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer: Symptoms and
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
recommendations for
| |
Cancer Screening Recommendations
|
|
|
Papule
| |
Medical Names for Marks and Growths on the Skin
|
|
|
Paracentesis
| |
Diagnosis: Paracentesis
Ascites: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Diagnostic Procedures
|
|
|
anterior chamber
| |
Blockage
of Central Retinal Arteries and Veins: Diagnosis and
Treatment
|
|
|
Paracetamol
| |
see Acetaminophen
|
|
|
Paracoccidioidomycosis
| |
Paracoccidioidomycosis
|
|
|
Parade ground syncope (fainting)
| |
Symptoms: Causes
|
|
|
Paraffin bath
| |
Types of Heat Therapy
|
|
|
Parainfectious (acute disseminated) encephalomyelitis
| |
Other
Primary Demyelinating Diseases
Other
Primary Demyelinating Diseases: Acute Disseminated
Encephalomyelitis
|
|
|
Parainfectious (postinfectious) encephalitis
| |
Viral
Infections
|
|
|
Parainfluenza virus infection
| |
Respiratory
Tract Infections
Bronchiolitis
|
|
|
Paralysis
| |
|
|
|
in botulism
| |
Neuromuscular
Junction Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
in decompression sickness
| |
Decompression
Sickness: Symptoms
|
|
|
of diaphragm, in newborn
| |
Birth
Injury: Nerve
Injury
|
|
|
facial
| |
Bell's
Palsy
|
|
|
infantile
| |
Polio
|
|
|
in lightning injury
| |
Lightning
Injuries: Symptoms
|
|
|
in locked-in state
| |
Variations in Impaired Consciousness
|
|
|
periodic
| |
Periodic
Paralysis
|
|
|
in rabies
| |
Viral
Infections: Symptoms
|
|
|
sleep
| |
Narcolepsy: Symptoms
|
|
|
spastic
| |
Spinal Cord Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
in spinal cord injury
| |
Where Is the Spinal Cord Damaged?
Spinal Cord Disorders: Treatment
|
|
|
in stroke
| |
Stroke (CVA): Symptoms
|
|
|
tick
| |
Tick Paralysis
|
|
|
Todd's
| |
Seizure
Disorders: Symptoms
|
|
|
vocal cord
| |
Vocal Cord Problems
Vocal
Cord Paralysis
|
|
|
Paralytic ileus
| |
Ileus
|
|
|
Paralytic illness
| |
Enteroviral Infections: Common in Childhood
|
|
|
Paralytic strabismus
| |
Strabismus: Paralytic
Strabismus
|
|
|
Paranasal sinuses
| |
Locating the Sinuses
|
|
|
anatomy of
| |
Nose and Sinuses
A Look Inside the Nose and Throat
|
|
|
cancer of
| |
Paranasal Sinus Cancer
|
|
|
disorders of
| |
see also Sinusitis
Polyp Formation in the Nose
Sinusitis
Fungal Sinus Infections
|
|
|
pressure trauma to
| |
Problems in Transit: Ear
and Sinus Pressure
|
|
|
Paraneoplastic syndromes
| |
Cancer of the Lungs: Complications
Calcium: Hypercalcemia
What Are Paraneoplastic Syndromes?
|
|
|
Paranoia
| |
|
|
|
in personality disorder
| |
Personality Disorders: Paranoid Personality
|
|
|
in schizophrenia
| |
Schizophrenia: Types of Schizophrenia
|
|
|
Paraparesis, spastic
| |
|
|
|
hereditary
| |
Hereditary
Spastic Paraparesis
|
|
|
tropical
| |
Viral
Infections: Tropical
Spastic Paraparesis
Tropical
Spastic Paraparesis/HTLV-1–Associated Myelopathy
|
|
|
Paraphilias
| |
Paraphilias
|
|
|
Paraphimosis
| |
Inflammation
of the Penis
|
|
|
Paraplegia
| |
see Spinal cord, injury to
|
|
|
Parasite infections
| |
|
|
|
gastrointestinal
| |
Microorganisms That
Cause Gastroenteritis
|
|
|
Parasitic infection
| |
see also specific infections
Types of Infectious Organisms
Parasitic
Infections
Other Parasites
Life Cycle of the Hookworm
A Beef Tapeworm
|
|
|
brain
| |
Parasitic
Infections
|
|
|
cancer and
| |
Risk
Factors: Inflammatory
Diseases
|
|
|
skin
| |
Parasitic
Skin Infections
A Close-up Look at Lice
|
|
|
urinary tract
| |
Urinary
Tract Infections (UTI): Parasites
|
|
|
Parasomnias
| |
Parasomnias
|
|
|
Parathyroid glands
| |
Major Endocrine Glands
Major Hormones
|
|
|
absence of
| |
DiGeorge
Anomaly
|
|
|
in polyglandular deficiency syndrome
| |
Polyglandular Deficiency Syndromes
|
|
|
tumors of
| |
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Type 1 Disease
|
|
|
Parathyroid hormone
|
