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Pacemaker
Pacemaker: Living Well With It
Paget's Disease of Bone
Pain Control
Pain in children: About pain
Pain in children: Acute pain
Pain in children: Assessing pain
Pain in children: Chronic pain
Pain in children: Learning about assessing pain in children
Pain in Children: Managing pain in children
Pain in children: Transitional pain
Pain Management
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: About Us
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Contact Us
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Helpful Resources
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: What Is Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Pallidotomy for Parkinson's Disease
Pancreas Transplant: About pancreas transplants
Pancreas Transplant: After your pancreas transplant
Pancreas Transplant: Referral, assessment, waitlist, and surgery
Pancreatic Cancer
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder: Should I Take Medicine?
Pap Test
Paracentesis
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Test
Parenting
Parkinson's Disease
Parotitis
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Test
Pasteurized donor human milk: Learning about
Patellar Tracking Disorder
Patellar Tracking Disorder: Exercises
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
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Peanut Allergy
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging: When Your Child's Having a Contrast Enema
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging: When Your Child's Having an Upper GI
Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS): Pediatric Early Warning System (PEWS)
Pediatric rehabilitation: Behaviour challenges
Pediatric rehabilitation: Floor play for babies
Pediatric rehabilitation: Get ready for first steps
Pediatric rehabilitation: Learn to sit
Pediatric rehabilitation: Learning to roll
Pediatric rehabilitation: Motor coordination in children
Pediatric rehabilitation: Pediatric rehabilitation
Pediatric rehabilitation: Speech sound activities
Pediatric rehabilitation: Supporting your child’s speech
Pediatric rehabilitation: Toilet training basics
Pediatric Tracheostomy: Emergencies
Pediatric Tracheostomy: Family education program
Pediatric Tracheostomy: Family road map
Pediatric Tracheostomy: How the airway works
Pediatric Tracheostomy: Tracheostomy care
Pediatric Tracheostomy: Tracheostomy teams and supports
Pediatric Tracheostomy: What is a tracheostomy?
Pelvic Exam
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy : Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Webinars
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery?
Pelvic Ultrasound
Penicillin Allergy
Penile Implants for Erection Problems
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Percutaneous Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy or Nephrolithotripsy
Perianal Disease Pathway: Before your appointment
Perianal Disease Pathway: Get your assessments and tests
Perianal Disease Pathway: Keep taking care of yourself
Perianal Disease Pathway: Review your test results
Perianal Disease Pathway: Review your treatment and prevention options
Perianal Disease Pathway: Start your treatment and watch your symptoms
Perianal Disease Pathway: Talk with your healthcare provider about a referral
Perianal Disease Pathway: Visit your healthcare provider
Perianal Disease Pathway: Your journey with perianal disease
Pericardiocentesis
Pericarditis
Perimetry Test (Visual Field Testing) for Glaucoma
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Peripheral Arterial Angioplasty
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Should I Have a Procedure or Surgery?
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peritoneal Dialysis
Pests: Carpenter ants
Pests: Cockroaches
Pests: Pharaoh ants
Pests: The house mouse
Peyronie's Disease
PH
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Phalangeal Head Resection (Arthroplasty) for Toe Joint Deformities
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Phenylketonuria (PKU) Test
Phlebectomy
Phlebotomy for Too Much Iron
Phobias
Phosphate in Blood Test
Phosphate in Urine Test
Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Phototherapy for Eczema
Phototherapy for Psoriasis
Physical Abuse
Physical Activity for Children and Teens
Physical changes: Bowel and bladder changes
Physical changes: Feeling very tired
Physical changes: Headaches
Physical changes: Seizures
Physical changes: Skin changes
Physical changes: Swallowing changes
Physical changes: Weight changes
Physical Rehabilitation: Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy for Back Pain
Physiotherapy for Knee Arthritis
Physiotherapy for Spinal Stenosis
Physiotherapy for Temporomandibular Disorders
Physiotherapy: How to choose and use a 4-wheeled walker
Physiotherapy: How to use a 2-wheeled walker
Physiotherapy: How to use a cane
Physiotherapy: How to use a knee scooter
Physiotherapy: How to use crutches
PI
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Pilonidal Disease
Pink Eye
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
Pinworms
Pityriasis Alba
Pityriasis Rosea
PL
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Placenta Previa
Placental Abruption
Plantar Fascia Release
Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis: Exercises to Relieve Pain
Plantar Fasciitis: Should I Have Surgery for Heel Pain?
Playground Safety: Playground checklist
Pleural Effusion
Pleurisy
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Pneumatic Retinopexy for Retinal Detachment
Pneumonia
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Poison and Drug Information: Bites and stings
Poison and Drug Information: Environmental
Poison and Drug Information: Foodborne illness
Poison and Drug Information: Inhaled
Poison and Drug Information: Plants
Poison and Drug Information: Poison and drug information
Poison and Drug Information: Poisoning and toxins
Poison and Drug Information: Safety and prevention
Poison and Drug Information: Skin and eye
Poison and Drug Information: Swallowed
Poison Ivy, Oak, or Sumac
Poisoning
Poisoning: Non-toxic and toxic plants in Alberta
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Get your tests
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Keep taking care of yourself
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Review your test results
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Review your treatment, management, and prevention options
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Start your treatment and watch your symptoms
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Talk with your healthcare provider about a referral
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Visit your healthcare provider
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathway: Your journey with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Positional Plagiocephaly (Flattened Head)
Positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly: Tips for parents
Positional Plagiocephaly: Support and treatments for flat areas on your baby's head
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
Posterior Vitreous Detachment
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Before your appointment
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Get your tests
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Keep taking care of yourself
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Review your test results
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Review your treatment and management options
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Start your treatment and watch your symptoms
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Talk with your healthcare provider about a referral
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Visit your healthcare provider
Post-Menopausal Bleeding Pathway: Your jouney with post-menopausal bleeding pathway
Post-Operative Problems
Postpartum Depression
Postpartum: First 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Post-Polio Syndrome
Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Post-Void Residual Urine Test
Potassium (K) in Blood Test
Potassium (K) in Urine Test
PR
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Prealbumin Blood Test
Prediabetes
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Pregnancy and Diabetes: Planning for Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Infant Loss: A parent’s view of pregnancy and infant loss (video series)
Pregnancy: Dealing With Morning Sickness
Pregnancy: Protecting your baby from hepatitis B
Pregnancy: Should I Bank My Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Amniocentesis?
Pregnancy: Should I Have an Epidural During Childbirth?
Pregnancy: Should I Have CVS (Chorionic Villus Sampling)?
Pregnancy: Should I Have Screening Tests for Birth Defects?
Pregnancy: Should I Try Vaginal Birth After a Past C-Section (VBAC)?
Pregnancy: Teeth and mouth care during pregnancy
Pregnancy: Weight gain and pregnancy
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Premature (Preterm) Infant
Premature Ejaculation
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
Presbyopia
Pressure Injuries
Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving
Preterm Labour
Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPROM)
Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPROM): Care instructions
Prevent Medical Errors
Preventing Choking in Small Children
Preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in insulin pump therapy: Care instructions for adults
Preventing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in insulin pump therapy: Care instructions for children and youth
Preventing Poisoning in Young Children
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: About falls
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Bladder health and habits
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Eating well
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Fear of falling
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Foot care
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Getting up if you fall
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Helping someone get up
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Managing your blood pressure
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Managing your medicines
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Paying attention
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Resources
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Risk factors
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Sleeping well
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Staying active
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Supportive shoes
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Walking and balance
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Your home
Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls: Your vision
Preventing suicide: REACH out to help: Preventing suicide: REACH out to help
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
PRK and LASEK for Farsightedness
PRK, LASEK, and Epi-LASIK for Nearsightedness
Problems After Delivery of Your Baby
Proctocolectomy and Ileostomy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Progesterone Test
Prolactin Blood Test
Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain
Promoting Positive Mental Health: Be a role model
Promoting Positive Mental Health: Helpful tips and strategies
Promoting Positive Mental Health: Promoting positive mental health in children: Overview
Prostate Biopsy
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test?
Prostate Cancer, Advanced or Metastatic
Prostate Cancer: Should I Choose Active Surveillance?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Have Radiation or Surgery for Localized Prostate Cancer?
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
Prostatitis
Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) Test
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Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA)
Pseudomonas Infection
Psoriasis
Psoriasis: Skin, Scalp, and Nail Care
Psoriatic Arthritis
PT
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PTSD and Anger
PU
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Pubic Lice
Pulmonary (Lung) Nodules
Pulmonary Embolism
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulse Measurement
Puncture Wounds
PY
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Pyloric Stenosis
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