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Index 499<br />

VBAC 3:355<br />

vitamins <strong>and</strong> health 4:206<br />

yoga 4:106<br />

preleukemia. See myelodysplasia<br />

syndrome<br />

premature birth 1:115, 118; 3:238,<br />

245, 324–325<br />

premature ovarian failure (POF)<br />

3:290, 323–324<br />

premature ventricular contraction<br />

(PVC) 2:51, 97–98, 100<br />

premenstrual syndrome (PMS)<br />

3:270, 325–326, 372; 4:67, 94<br />

prenatal care 3:326–327, 327t<br />

birth defects 4:12<br />

cerebral palsy 1:241<br />

cesarean section 3:260<br />

childbirth 3:262<br />

cleft palate/cleft palate <strong>and</strong> lip<br />

1:16<br />

CVS 3:263<br />

episiotomy 3:278<br />

fetus 3:284<br />

learning disorders 1:258<br />

morning sickness 3:306<br />

pregnancy 3:323<br />

scoliosis 1:355<br />

SIDS 4:48<br />

spina bifida 1:282–283<br />

stillbirth 3:342<br />

preoperative procedures 4:276<br />

prepuce. See foreskin<br />

presbycusis 1:8–9, 29, 45–46, 58<br />

presbyopia 1:83, 108–109, 112<br />

prescription drug abuse 4:349, 354<br />

pressure sore. See decubitus ulcer<br />

preventive health care <strong>and</strong><br />

immunization 4:17, 42, 93, 292<br />

preventive medicine 4:1–50<br />

priapism 3:327<br />

primary biliary cirrhosis 3:84<br />

primary sclerosing cholangitis<br />

3:84–85<br />

prion 1:248, 249; 2:349–350; 4:4<br />

problem solving <strong>and</strong> conflict<br />

resolution 4:241, 250<br />

proctitis 3:11, 85<br />

prodrome 2:332, 350<br />

progeria 4:138–139<br />

progesterone 3:156–157<br />

adrenal gl<strong>and</strong>s 3:107, 108<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> endocrine changes<br />

3:111<br />

chorionic gonadotropin 3:115<br />

DUB 3:268<br />

endocrine system 3:100<br />

GnRH 3:129<br />

hormone 3:135<br />

LH 3:151<br />

ovaries 3:313<br />

uterus 3:351<br />

prohormones 3:113, 126<br />

prolactin 3:124, 139, 157, 250<br />

Propionibacterium acne 1:131, 132<br />

proprioception 1:294, 340,<br />

350–351<br />

prostagl<strong>and</strong>ins 1:363, 366, 367,<br />

373, 382; 2:289–290; 3:280, 337;<br />

4:67<br />

allergic asthma 2:240<br />

antihistamine medications<br />

2:247<br />

aspirin therapy 2:20<br />

congenital heart disease 2:40<br />

desensitization 2:258<br />

fever 2:326<br />

5ASA medications 2:260<br />

food allergies 2:260<br />

histamine 2:267<br />

immune response 2:273<br />

inflammation 2:277<br />

NSAIDs 2:286, 287<br />

platelet aggregation 2:163<br />

prostate cancer 2:365, 372, 373,<br />

381; 3:327–330, 329t<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> reproductive/sexual<br />

changes 3:243<br />

bladder cancer 3:182<br />

BPH 3:248<br />

DRE 3:35<br />

endocrine system 3:103<br />

lycopene 4:79, 80<br />

medicinal herbs <strong>and</strong> botanicals<br />

4:83<br />

orchiectomy 3:307<br />

prostatectomy 3:331<br />

PSA 3:333<br />

prostatectomy 3:249, 272, 328,<br />

331–333<br />

prostate gl<strong>and</strong> 2:290, 366;<br />

3:330–331, 331t; 4:98<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> urinary system<br />

changes 3:175<br />

bladder 3:178<br />

BPH 3:248<br />

DRE 3:35<br />

prostate cancer 3:327<br />

prostate health 3:331<br />

prostatitis 3:334<br />

PSA 3:333<br />

semen 3:337<br />

urinary incontinence 3:224<br />

vesicoureteral reflux 3:229<br />

prostate health 3:331; 4:98<br />

prostate-specific antigen (PSA)<br />

3:249, 328, 330, 331, 333, 333t<br />

prostatitis 3:334<br />

prosthetic eye 1:69, 88, 109–110<br />

prosthetic limb 1:351<br />

protein 3:3, 4; 4:99, 192–193, 201,<br />

226<br />

protein loading 4:229<br />

proteinuria. See albuminuria<br />

proton pump inhibitor (PPI)<br />

medications 3:59, 85<br />

protozoa 2:329, 348, 350<br />

prurigo 1:186–187<br />

pruritus 1:187–188, 187t<br />

PSA. See prostate-specific antigen<br />

pseud<strong>of</strong>olliculitis barbae 1:167, 188<br />

Pseudomonas sp. 1:159, 180, 181t<br />

psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA)<br />

phototherapy 1:184, 187, 207<br />

psoriasis 1:188–190, 189t, 190t<br />

psychiatric disorders <strong>and</strong><br />

psychologic conditions<br />

3:357–386<br />

psychogenic pain 1:383<br />

psychoneuroimmunology 2:290<br />

psychosis 3:362, 367, 381; 4:319,<br />

332, 337, 339, 348<br />

psychotherapy 3:381; 4:255, 314,<br />

320, 331, 332, 351<br />

psychotic disorder 3:371, 382<br />

pterygium 1:110<br />

ptosis 1:110<br />

PTSD. See post-traumatic stress<br />

disorder<br />

puberty 1:131, 134, 164;<br />

3:334–335<br />

adolescence 4:240<br />

aging <strong>and</strong> endocrine changes<br />

3:110<br />

breast 3:249<br />

childhood obesity 4:291<br />

endocrine system 3:100<br />

hypogonadism 3:291<br />

Klinefelter’s syndrome 3:296<br />

ova 3:309<br />

reproductive system 3:233, 236<br />

secondary sexual characteristics<br />

3:337<br />

sexuality 4:252<br />

sperm 3:340<br />

trichotillomania 3:386<br />

public health 2:305, 332, 343, 360,<br />

363<br />

community sanitation 4:17–18

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