- Parietal cells
- Parietal cells are specialized cells in the lining
of your stomach that produce acid in response to signals
from the body.
- Peak exercise capacity
- Peak exercise capacity is the most intense and
demanding exercise you can complete. Your peak
exercise capacity helps determine your level of fitness
and is measured in metabolic equivalents (MET).
- Pill calendar
- Pill calendar is a pill dispenser that has one box for each day of the week. Pill calendars are used to help people, often those who are taking several medications, remember what they need to take and when.
- Prospective studies
- Prospective studies start with the present condition of a group of people and follow them into the future. In contrast, retrospective studies collect data about a group's past history to try and explain their present condition. Retrospective studies are more prone to bias and therefore more likely to be questioned.
- Proton-pump inhibitors
- Proton-pump inhibitors are drugs used to reduce the amount
of acid produced in the gut.
- Pulmonary thromboembolism
- Pulmonary thromboembolism is a life-threatening condition
that occurs when a blood clot forms somewhere in the
body and travels through the blood vessels until it
reaches the lungs, where it gets stuck. Symptoms include
shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing up blood and
low blood pressure.
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