Category: P

A priming treatment given before the main course of therapy or the main chemical modification of a substance.  

A form of leptospirosis caused by one of the several serotypes of the autumnalis serogroup. It is characterized by fever, a rash on the legs, prostration, splenomegaly, and respiratory disturbances.  

Near fainting; the sensation that one is about to pass out.  

Relating to the period of inflammation before suppuration.  

An estimate of respiratory muscle oxygen consumption during breathing. The PTP is sometimes represented mathematically as the integral of the esophageal and chest wall static recoil pressure curves. It estimates the work done when the diaphragm moves and estimates the oxygen consumption when respiratory muscles contract isometrically but fail to move the chest wall or…

Loud and emphatic speech that is increased in amount, accelerated, and usually difficult or impossible to interrupt. The speech is not in response to a stimulus and may continue even though no one is listening. It may be present in manic episodes, organic brain disease, depression with agitation, psychotic disorders, and sometimes as an acute…

The applied mass per area (kg/cm2) that will elicit a complaint of pain in subjects with painful conditions, e.g., fibromyalgia, temperomandibular joint dysfunction, or vulvodynia.  

Pressure applied by firmly placing the thumb and index finger on the lateral aspects of a patient’s cricoid ring to occlude the esophagus.  

Pressure greater than atmospheric or greater than the pressure to which the initial pressure is being compared.  

The pressure in the pleural space, e.g., during mechanical ventilation or critical illness. It is normally lower than atmospheric pressure and therefore is sometimes called a negative pressure. It is rarely measured, except during mechanical ventilation, thoracentesis, or critical illness.