Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1478 page)

Prognostic markers, chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)

Proinsulin

Prolactin

galactorrhea

gynecomastia

hirsutism

LH

ovulatory disorders

pituitary tumors

Prolymphocytic (PLL) leukemia

B-and T-cell

CLL

Promyelocytic leukemias, factor XIII deficiency

Prostaglandin D synthase

Prostate cancer

benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

early detection

hematuria

prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

Prostate specific antigen (PSA)

benign prostatic hyperplasia

Chlamydia trachomatis

Gram stain

hematuria

prostate cancer

pseudomonas
sp.

total and free

Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP).
See
Acid phosphatase

Prostatitis

acute bacterial

asymptomatic inflammatory

benign prostatic hyperplasia

chronic bacterial

chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

hematuria

priapism

UTI

Protein (total)

cerebrospinal fluid

serum

limitations

use

spinal cord infarction

urine, National Kidney Foundation Guidelines

Protein C

activity, thrombophilia

antigen, thrombophilia

diabetes

DIC

factor VIII levels

ischemic heart disease

lupus anticoagulant

necrosis

nephrotic syndrome

pulmonary embolism

stroke

Protein electrophoresis

acute hepatitis phase

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

cystic fibrosis

pancreas

myeloma kidney

Protein S

activity, thrombophilia

antigen, thrombophilia

deficiency, pulmonary embolism

DIC

factor VIII levels

proteinuria

rheumatoid factor

stroke

thrombophilia

Proteinuria

focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

protein S

Proteus
species

Proteus mirabilis

Prothrombin G20210A

molecular mutation assay

thrombophilia

Prothrombin time (PT)

abnormal liver function tests, CHF

acute hepatitis phase

acute liver failure (ALF)

acute viral hepatitis

AML

anemia

biliary duct obstruction

cirrhosis

clotting factors

coagulopathy

DIC

factor II

factor V

factor VIII

factor XI

fibrinogen

Fletcher factor

GI bleeding

HCV infection

and the international normalized ratio (INR)

intracerebral hemorrhage

liver cirrhosis

liver disease

malabsorption

pancreas carcinoma

polycythemia vera

PTT

stroke

Protozoal infection.
See also
Ova and parasite examination, stool

PSA.
See
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)

PsA.
See
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)

PSEN1 (presenilin 1)

PSEN2 (presenilin 2)

Pseudo (spurious) thrombocytopenia

Pseudocyst, pancreas

ALP

bicarbonate

bilirubin

CA 15-3

CA 125

Pseudo-Hurler dystrophy.
See
Mucolipidosis III; Mucolipidosis III alpha/beta

Pseudomembranous colitis

Pseudomonas
sp.

epididymitis

prostate-specific antigen

P. aeruginosa

adrenal insufficiency

cystic fibrosis

secondary peritonitis

UTI

Pseudothrombocytopenia, ITP

Pseudotumor cerebri

Psittacosis, neutropenia

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA)

CRP

ESR

laboratory finding

PSP.
See
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP)

PSR.
See
C
¹⁴
-platelet serotonin release (PSR)

Psychotomimetic drugs.
See
Hallucinogens

PT.
See
Prothrombin time (PT)

PTC.
See
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)

PTH.
See
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)

PTHrP.
See
Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP)

PTLD.
See
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD)

PTT.
See
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

PUD.
See
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)

Puerperal sepsis

Pulmonary edema

CO
²

acute

Pulmonary embolism (PE)

ABGs

antithrombin III deficiency

AST

bilirubin

BNP

cardiolipin antibodies

chest pain

^D
-dimer

diagnostic findings

chest x-rays

core laboratory tests

D
-Dimer assays

hypercoagulation workup

pulmonary angiography

DIC

ESR

homocysteine

LDH

lupus anticoagulant

NT-proBNP

pericarditis

pleural effusion

pO
²

protein C

protein S deficiency

renal vein thrombosis

respiratory alkalosis

troponin

Pulmonary system

alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

cystic fibrosis

Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA)

bone marrow

CBC

iron

reticulocytes

transferrin

PV.
See
Polycythemia vera (PV)

PWS.
See
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)

P2Y12
assay, platelet count

Pyelonephritis, UTI

Pyridoxine.
See
Vitamin B
⁶

Pyruvate kinase (PK)

deficiency

haptoglobin

LDH

red blood cell

Q

Q fever

Quad screen.
See
Second trimester screening

Quantitative pilocarpine iontophoresis sweat test

Quebec platelet disorder, inherited thrombocytopathies

R

RA.
See
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Rabies, encephalitis

Race

Radiation nephropathy, normocytic anemia

Radiation, nonatrophic (type B gastritis)

Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU)

thyrotoxicosis

Radiocopper incorporation, Wilson disease

Radioisotope scanning, pancreas carcinoma

Random (not predictable) errors

Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test.
See also
Syphilis Serology Tests

during pregnancy

syphilis

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM)

Raynaud syndrome, cryoglobulinemia

RBC cholinesterase.
See
AChE

RBCs.
See
Red blood cells (RBCs)

RDS.
See
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), during neonatal period

RDW.
See
Red cell distribution width (RDW)

Reactive arthritis

CRP

ESR

HLA-B27

Reactive lymphocytosis

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves

Recurrent priapism

Red blood cells (RBCs)

abnormal abetalipoproteinemia

acanthocytes

AIHAs

Alzheimer disease, folate in