ON TRACK: core series

dysuria

painful urination

cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

cerebral vascular accident

blood clot or bleeding in the brain; stroke

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with

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without

BID

2 times a day

TID

3 times a day

QID

4 times a day

QD

every day

c-diff

bacteria that causes colon inflammation and is associated with hospital stays

communicable disease

disease spread through direct transmittion (contact)

mucus membrane

prevent microbes from entering the body and line body passages that contact air

norovirus

contagious virus spread through food, drink, and other people

nosocomial infection

hospital acquired infection