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Pulseless disease
Pulseless disease
See 'Takayasu disease'.
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Pulsatile
Occurring not continuously but in bursts or pulses that may be either regular or sporadic in frequency. pulsating or functioning rhythmically or in cycles.
Pulse
The heartbeat as felt through the walls of an artery.
Pulse oximeter
A device that measures the amount of oxygen in the blood.
Pulse Rate
The number of heartbeats per minute. The resting pulse rate for an average adult is between 60 and 80 beats per minute.
Pulse Volume Recording (PVR)
A procedure that tests the arterial blood flow to the hands or feet. Often blood flow is checked after exercise.
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Preiser's disease
Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the scaphoid bone in the wrist.
Proteoglycan
A major constituent of cartilage. Protein molecule with polysaccharide side-chains.
Prostaglandins
Molecules produced by the breakdown of arachidonic acid (from cell membranes) by cyclo-oxygenase. Most are inflammatory but some suppress inflammation.
Pseudogout
Acute joint inflammation caused by crystals of calcium pyrophosphate.
Psoriatic arthritis
Arthritis associated with psoriasis. May occur in several forms.
Pulseless disease
Pyoderma gangrenosum
A rapidly-developing skin ulcer with a well-defined red or violaceous overhanging border. Believed to be vasculitic in nature.
Pyrophosphate
Calcium pyrophosphate causes pseudogout and is responsible for chondrocalcinosis visible on X-ray.
Pyrophosphate arthropathy
Joint disease resulting from pyrophosphate deposition in joints. It has inflammatory and degenerative components.
Prostate cancer
A disease in which abnormal tumor cells develop in the prostate gland and may spread to other parts of the body, including the bones.
Precose
Precose (acarbose) is a drug for the treatment of type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes.
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