P words Flashcards
Pallor
Pale white bloodless skin
Palpation
Manual manipulation with hand and fingers
A method of feeling with the fingers or hands during a physical examination.
Papule
A small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus.
Paradoxical reaction
An effect of a chemical substance that is opposite to what would usually be expected
Parenteral
Administered or occurring elsewhere in the body other than the mouth and alimentary canal.
Patent
Open, unobstructed, affording free passage
Peristalsis
Wave like movement of intestines
The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wave-like movements that push the contents of the canal forward.
Petechiae
Small red dots on skin, blood pinpoints
pinpoint, round spots that appear on the skin as a result of bleeding.
Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
Phlebotomy
Procedure in which a needle is used to take blood from a vein
Polypharmacy
The simultaneous use of multiple drugs to treat a single ailment or condition
Polyuria
Production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine.
Prone
Lying facedown on belly
Proteinuria
Excess protein in urine
Proximal
Close to midline
Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.
Pruritus
Dry itchy skin
Psoriasis
Inflamed itchy flaking skin
Skin disease that causes red, itchy scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp
Pulse
Detectable heart beat
Pulse deficit
Difference between the apical and peripheral pulse rates
Pulse pressure
Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Purulent
Consisting of, containing, or discharging pus.
Pus
A thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infection
