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Adhering to the principles of health literacy, this extensive library of evidence-based, peer-reviewed information was written specifically for patients and covers diseases and conditions, diagnosis and treatments, surgeries and procedures, and wellness and safety for people of all ages and walks of life.

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P - Pd

Pacemaker Implantation, Discharge Instructions for

Pacemaker, Living with

Pacemakers

Pacing Yourself, After Your Bypass

Pain (Post-Op), Managing at Home: Medicines

Pain After Childbirth

Pain at Home, Managing Post-Op: Non-Medicine Relief

Pain Management Pediatric

Pain Management: Feel Better with Less Pain (Inpatient)

Pain Medicine, Delivering

Pain Response, Understanding

Pain, Communicating About

Pain, Complementary Care for

Pain, Managing Chronic: Activity

Pain, Managing Chronic: Medicines

Pain, Managing Chronic: Therapies for Mind and Body

Pain, Managing Your Child’s

Pain, Measuring Your

Pain, The Cycle of Chronic

Pain, Understanding Chronic

Pain, Understanding Headache

Pain, Medicine for

Palliative Care, What is?

Palsy, Bell's

Pancreatic Cancer, Discharge Instructions for After Treatment

Pancreatic Cancer, What Is

Pancreatitis, Chronic, Discharge Instructions for

Pancreatitis, Understanding

Panic Disorder (Panic Attack), Treating with Therapy

Panic Disorder (Panic Attack), Understanding

Pap Test, Range of Results

Pap Test, When You Have an Abnormal

Pap Test, Why Have a?

Paracentesis

Paracentesis, Discharge Instructions for

Parathyroid Glands, Understanding the

Parathyroid Problem, Diagnosing a

Parathyroid Surgery, Having

Parent or Guardian Rights and Responsibilities*

Parkinson Disease- Home Safety

Parkinson Disease, Common Symptoms

Parkinson Disease, Getting Around with

Parkinson Disease, Surgery for

Parkinson Disease, Understanding

Parkinson Disease-Coping Tips for Caregivers

Parkinson Disease-Planning for the Future

Parkinson’s Disease and Parkinsonism

Parkinson's Disease, Exercises You Can Do

Parkinson's Disease: Plan Future

Parotid Duct Obstruction, Treatment for

Parotid Duct Obstruction, Understanding

Parotidectomy

Partial Seizure, What Is a

Partial Seizures, Medicines for

Patellofemoral Syndrome, Understanding

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Premature Infants

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), When Your Child Has

Patient and Family Role in Rehabilitation

Patient and Family Self-Medication Program (Rehab)

Patient Rapport, Establishing, Staff Ed

Patient Safety Camera

Patients, Communicating More Clearly with, Staff Ed

PCA Pump, Using a

PCOS And Your Teen

PCSK9 Inhibitor Injection

PD Catheter and Exit Site, Caring for Your

PD Peritoneal Dialysis

Pe - Pg

Peak Flow Meter, Discharge Instructions

Peak Flow Meter, Using a

Peak Flow Monitoring: Your Child’s Asthma

Peanut: When Your Child Has a Food Allergy

Pectoral Stretch

Pedestrian Safety, Teaching Children

Pediatric Resource Websites (Rehab)

Pediatric Urinary Tract, Anatomy of the

Peer Support for Substance Use Recovery

PEG Tube Placement, Understanding

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Symptoms

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID): Talking With Your Partner

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)? What Is

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Complications of (PID)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Talking About (PID)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Treating with Medicines (PID)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Treatment

Pelvic Laparoscopy, Reasons for

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: After Surgery

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Nonsurgical Treatment

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Surgery for Cystocele

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Surgery for Vaginal Vault Prolapse

Pelvic Tilt (Strength)

Pendulum (Flexibility)

Pendulum Exercise, Shoulder Repair Surgeries, Doing, Discharge Instructions

Pendulum Exercise: For Shoulder Flexibility

Penile Self-Injection

Penile Self-Injection: Notes and Precautions

People Assigned Male at Birth- Protecting Your Fertility Before Cancer Treatment

People You See: Surgery Coloring Sheet for Kids

PEP 101

Percussive Postural Drainage (Child), Step-by-Step

Percussive Postural Drainage for a Child

Percutaneous Balloon Pericardiotomy, Understanding

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Follow-up Appointment

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Lifestyle Management After

Percutaneous Transcatheter Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Having

Percutaneous Transcatheter Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Understanding

Percutaneous Transcatheter Tx of DVT

Perforated Ulcers, Understanding

Perianal Abscess, Understanding

Pericardial Effusion, Understanding

Pericardial Window

Pericardial Window Surgery, Having

Pericardiectomy, Having

Pericardiectomy, Understanding

Pericardiocentesis, Having

Pericardiocentesis, Understanding

Pericarditis

Perimenopause

Perimenopause, Coping with

Perinatal Depression

Perineum Care After Childbirth

Period, Taking Care of Yourself During

Periodontal Disease, Diabetes and: An Increased Risk

Periodontal Disease, Stages of

Periods, Answers to Questions About: For Girls

Periods, Understanding

Peripheral Angioplasty, Discharge Instructions for

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), A Walking Program for

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Discharge Instructions for

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), High Blood Pressure and

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), High Cholesterol and

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Smoking and

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Taking Cilostazol for

Peripheral Artery Bypass Post Op

Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery, Discharge Instructions

Peripheral Artery Bypass Surgery, After: In the Hospital

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Peripheral Artery Disease, Understanding

Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT) for Cancer

Peripheral Nerve Blocks (PNBs), Understanding

Peripheral Neuropathy, Treating

Peripheral Neuropathy, What is

Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant

Peripherally Inserted Central Cath

Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) in the Premature Infant

Personality Disorders, Understanding

Peyronie Disease, Treating

Peyronie Disease, What Is

Ph - Pn

Phalloplasty

Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis, When Your Child Has

Phimosis, When Your Child Has

Phlebectomy, Home Instructions

Phobias, Understanding Specific

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Cancer

Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Having

PICC, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

Picky Eaters

PID: Complications

Pilon Fracture of the Ankle

Pin Care, Discharge Instructions

Pineal Cyst

Pinworms, When Your Child Has

Pituitary Gland Surgery

Pityriasis Rosea, Understanding

Pityriasis Rosea, When Your Child Has

Placing an NG Tube for an infant, Step-by-Step

Placing the Catheter, PD Catheter Access

Planning Your Exercise Routine, Pregnancy:

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis, Treating

Plantar Fasciitis, Understanding

Plantar Fasciotomy, Endoscopic

Plantar Fasciotomy, Endoscopic: After Surgery

Plantar Flexion (Strength)

Plantar Warts, Understanding

Platelet-Rich Plasma for Hair Loss

Playground Safety

Pleural Effusion, When Your Child Has

Pleurisy

PMS and Your Cycle, Understanding

PMS and Your Menstrual Cycle

PMS, Managing: Diet and Nutrition

PMS, Managing: Lifestyle Changes

PMS, Managing: Medications

PMS: Tracking Your Symptoms

Pneumatic Retinopexy, Having

Pneumatic Retinopexy, Understanding

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (PPSV23): What You Need to Know

Pneumococcal Vaccine- Why It's Important

Pneumonectomy, Discharge Instructions

Pneumonia, Preventing

Pneumonia, Treating

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Linked

Pneumonia, What Is

Pneumonia, When You Have

Pneumostat Chest Drain Valve

Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)

Pneumothorax, When Your Child Has

Po - Pt

Poison Away from Children, Keeping

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac, Avoiding

Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, or Poison Sumac Reaction, Managing a

Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide

Poisoning, Responding to a Child’s

Poisoning: First Aid

Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Polyarthritis

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), When Your Teenager Has

Polycythemia and Hyperviscosity in the Newborn

Polyhydramnios

Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Treatment for

Polymyalgia Rheumatica, Understanding

Pool Therapy

Popliteus Stretch

Portal Vein Thrombosis

Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Device

Possible Risks and Complications: Bariatric Surgery

Posterior Fossa Decompression

Posterior Tibialis Tendon Surgery, Having

Posterior Tibialis Tendon Surgery, Understanding

Posterior Tibialis Tenosynovitis, Understanding

Post-Injection Inflammation

Post-Injection Inflammation, Understanding

Post-Op Pain Medications at Home

Postpartum Depression

Postpartum Depression, Understanding

Postpartum Depression: Treatment

Post-Phlebitic Syndrome

Post-Phlebitic Syndrome

Post-Polio Syndrome

Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS), Treatment for

Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS), Understanding

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Children, Understanding

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Medication, Treating

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Therapy, Treating

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Life After Combat: Coping with

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Understanding

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

Postural Drainage

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Potassium, Taking

Prediabetes

Prediabetes, Your Child

Preeclampsia, Understanding

Pregnacy Planning, Zika

Pregnancy After Age 35

Pregnancy and Childbirth: Abdominal Cerclage

Pregnancy and Childbirth: Fetal Growth Restriction

Pregnancy and Childbirth: Packing for the Hospital

Pregnancy and Childbirth: Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PROM)

Pregnancy and Childbirth: Transvaginal Cerclage

Pregnancy and Childbirth: What to Bring to the Hospital

Pregnancy and Exercise

Pregnancy Insulin Use

Pregnancy Loss: Grieving For Your Child

Pregnancy, Adapting to: Third Trimester

Pregnancy, Anemia During

Pregnancy, Back Pain During

Pregnancy, Bleeding During Early

Pregnancy, Comfort Tips During

Pregnancy, Exercise During

Pregnancy, Healthy Eating Habits During

Pregnancy, How Smoking Affects

Pregnancy, If You Need Insulin During

Pregnancy, Monitoring Your Blood Sugar During

Pregnancy, Nutrition During

Pregnancy, Preparing for

Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking During

Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking During: Beating Withdrawal

Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking During: Let Go of Stress Without Smoking

Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking During: Staying Smoke-free After Your Baby is Born

Pregnancy, Quitting Smoking During: Staying Smoke-free Throughout Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy, Relieving Back Pain During: Pelvic Tilt, Leg Lift

Pregnancy, Understanding Blood Sugar During

Pregnancy, Adapting to: First Trimester

Pregnancy, Adapting to: Second Trimester

Pregnancy: Answering Your Questions

Pregnancy: Back Pain

Pregnancy: Body Changes

Pregnancy: Common Questions

Pregnancy: Your First Trimester Changes

Pregnancy: Your Second Trimester Changes

Pregnancy: Your Third Trimester Changes

Premature Infant, Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs), Treatment for

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs), Understanding

Prenatal Care

Prenatal Care, What Is

Preparing for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Preparing for Surgery: Tonsil, Adenoid, and Ear Tube Surgery

Preparing for the Hospital, Labor:

Preparing Your Home: Before Surgery

Prepatellar Bursitis, Understanding

Presbyopia, What Is

Presbyopia, Correcting: Contact Lenses

Presbyopia, Correcting: Glasses

Pressure Injuries Form, How, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries of the Foot, Treating

Pressure Injuries of the Foot, What Are

Pressure Injuries, Cleaning and Dressing, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Common Sites, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Debridement, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Protecting Patients from, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Reducing a Patient's Risk, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Stages of, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, Surgery, Staff Ed

Pressure Injuries, What Are

Pressure Injury, Discharge Instructions for

Pressure Sores, Preventing

Prevent Choking on Food

Prevent Swelling in Your Legs After Bypass Surgery

Preventing a Nosebleed

Preventing Abusive Head Trauma

Preventing and Treating Constipation

Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis After Surgery

Preventing Falls in the Hospital (Peds)

Preventing Falls: When Your Child Is in the Hospital

Preventing Hepatitis B and C, Staff Ed

Preventing Infection After Surgery

Preventing Infection During Your Hospital Stay

Preventing Infections, Cancer

Preventing Lung Infections, Chronic Lung Disease

Preventing Nasal Dryness

Preventing Traumatic Brain Injury

Primary Carnitine Deficiency (Child), Treatment for

Primary Carnitine Deficiency (Child), Understanding

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), Treatment for

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), Understanding

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: Treatment

Priming Your Inhaler, Step-by-Step

Procedure, Tympanostomy (Ear Tube)

Procedure, Whipple

Proctoscopy

Program Evaluation (Peds Rehab)

Prolapse, Pelvic Organ: Surgery for Uterine Prolapse

Prone Hip Extension

Prone Hip Extension: Step-by-Step

Prone Multifidus Activation (Strength)

Prophylactic Mastectomy, Discharge Instructions for

Prostate Abscess

Prostate Biopsy

Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate Cancer Screening: Making a Decision

Prostate Cancer Treatment, Coping During

Prostate Cancer, Hormone Therapy for

Prostate Cancer, What Is

Prostate Cancer: Grading

Prostate Cancer: Interstitial Brachytherapy

Prostate Cancer: Prevention

Prostate Cancer: Radical Prostatectomy

Prostate Cancer: Staging

Prostate Cancer: Symptoms

Prostate Cancer: Vaccine Therapy

Prostate Radioactive Seed Implant Home Instructions

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test

Prostatectomy, Laser

Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign

Prostatitis, Bacterial

Prostatitis, Chronic/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Prosthesis, Learning to Use a

Prosthesis, Preparing Your Residual Limb for a

Prosthesis, Using a Cane with Your

Protect Your Newborn from Cigarette Smoke

Protective Eyewear for Work

Protective Eyewear: Types of Eye Protection at Work

Providing Emotional Support for Your Loved One With Cancer

PRP for Musculoskeletal Injuries and Conditions

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

PSA Test

Psoriasis, Managing

Psoriasis, What Is

Psoriatic Arthritis, Understanding

Psoriatic Arthritis, When Your Child Has

Psychiatric Advance Directives

Psychosocial Intake

Psychotherapy, Understanding

Pterygium, Treatment for a

Ptosis in Children

PTSD and TBI

Pu - Pz

Puberty, Understanding: For Girls

Puberty, When Your Child Reaches: Answers to Common Questions

Puberty, When Your Child Reaches: Normal Growth and Development in Boys

Puberty, When Your Child Reaches: Normal Growth and Development in Girls

Pubic Lice, Understanding

Pubovaginal Sling Surgery, Having: SUI

Pulmonary (Lung) Histoplasmosis

Pulmonary Edema

Pulmonary Embolism, Discharge Instructions for

Pulmonary Function Tests, Child

Pulmonary Function Tests, When Your Child Needs

Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema

Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema (PIE), Treatment for

Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema (PIE), Understanding

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, What Is

Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Getting Started with

Pulmonary Stenosis, When Your Child Has

Pulse Oximetry

Pulse, How To Take Your

Pulse, Taking Your: Discharge Instructions

Puncture, Lumbar

Punctures, First Aid

Pursed-Lip Breathing

Pushing and Pulling, Back Safety

Putting on Knee-High Compression Stockings, Step-by-Step

Putting on Thigh-High Compression Stockings, Step-by-Step

PVL in the Premature Infant

Pyelogram, Intravenous (IVP)

Pyelonephritis (Pediatric), Discharge Instructions

Pyelonephritis, Discharge Instructions for

Pyeloplasty

Pyloric Stenosis, After Your Child's Surgery for

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