Category: P

A type of medical decision making in which health care professionals exercise unilateral authority over patients. When patients are competent to make their own choices and health care professionals seek to act in the patients’ best interests, shared decision making is preferable, because it encourages dialogue, preserves autonomy, fosters responsibility, and allows for adaptation.  

Pain in the knee that occurs with exertion (e.g., walking upstairs) and is associated with stiffness after prolonged sitting and tenderness when the patella is compressed on the femoral condyle or when it is moved laterally.  

A low-riding patella (low positioning of patella). When a person is standing, the patella rests in a more inferior position than normal.  

A high-riding patella (high positioning of patella). When a person is standing, the patella rests in a more superior position than normal.  

The inability to place a finger or some other part of the body accurately on a selected point; seen especially in cerebellar disorders.  

A characteristic physical finding in patients with scarlet fever, in which red or pink petechial lines appear in skin creases (e.g., in the skin in front of the elbow or the hip joint). Scarlet fever is marked by the presence of crimson streaks within the skin creases, particularly noticeable in the armpit and groin regions.…

A disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Pasteurella. Pasteurellosis is a bacterial infection instigated by Pasteurella multocida. This condition is characterized by inflammation in the vicinity of the wound, and in severe cases, bacteria may disseminate through the bloodstream, leading to infection in various tissues and organs. A disease resulting from bacteria…

Passive behavior or character.  

A unit of pressure equal to the force of one newton acting uniformly over 1 m2.  

A group of viruses similar to adeno-associated viruses. They are pathogenic in animals and humans.