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A cell-mediated, delayed hypersensitivity reaction, characterized by dermatitis, eczema, erythema, vesiculation (blisters), keratosis, hyperplasty…

Tissue that has been subjected to traumatic injury such as physical or chemical damage,…

Skin preparation that disrupts the microbial cell wall. Effective against gram positive bacteria and…

A point on the body that is particularly sensitive to touch, and which, when…

Occlusion of the feeding tube often caused by medications, viscous formulas, or insufficient flushing.

Accidental removal or movement of the feeding tube wherein the tip of the tube…

Providing a nutrient solution via a tube into the stomach or intestines; enteral nutrition.

A nodule, especially in an anatomic, not pathologic, sense; a small knobby prominence or…

An EPA-classified hospital disinfectant that also kills Mycobacterium tuberculosis (tubercle bacilli). EPA has registered…

A respiratory illness caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a disease considered…

Commonly performed for long term catheters where a portion of the central venous catheter…

Tenderness, erythema, or site induration >2 cm from the catheter site along the subcutaneous…