Category: P

Dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease.    

Dementia following a severe febrile illness.  

Childbirth that occurs between the date of fetal viability and the end of the 37th week of gestation.  

An unexpected birth caused by swift progression through the second stage of labor with rapid fetal descent and expulsion.  

Delivery of the child by either the abdominal or vaginal route after death of the mother.  

Delirium acting on only a portion of the mental faculties, causing only some of the patient’s actions to be unreasonable.  

Formation of polyp-like growths on mucous membranes.  

Degeneration in which affected cells develop an abnormal color.  

Finger posture marked by extension of the metacarpophalangeal and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints and flexion of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. This condition outwardly resembles a boutonniere deformity. It can be diagnosed by performing the boutonniere deformity examination and asking the patient to flex the DIP joint extension of the PIP joint. If the patient…

A condition in which the speed of the pulse at the radial artery is less than the pulse of the heart. This is seen in atrial fibrillation.