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value changes in acid-base imbalances 115t

Partial pressure of oxygen (PaO ) 115t
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Partial rebreather mask 1035–1037, 1036–1037t
Partial-thickness burn

deep 1024, 1024f
superficial 1024, 1024f

Participative management 75

PASS mnemonic 171b
Password, information security and 66

Past pointing, test for 156b
Pastia’s sign 492

Patellar reflex
magnesium sulfate in 362, 363t

during pregnancy 290b
Patent ductus arteriosus 449–450

Pathological fracture 872b
Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) 996

Pattern-paced breathing, in labor and birth 307b

PAWP See Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP)
PCA See Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)

PCT See Proximal convoluted tubule (PCT)
Peak airway inspiratory pressure 1040t

Peak expiratory flow rate measurement 436b
Pearson Vue 24

Pediatric disorders
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 487, 488b, 488f

cardiovascular 447–458
aortic stenosis 450

atrial septal defect 449, 449b

atrioventricular canal defect 449
cardiac catheterization for diagnosis of 452

coarctation of aorta 450
defects with decreased pulmonary blood flow 450–451

defects with increased pulmonary blood flow 449–450, 449b

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