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Why do you need to insert a nasogastric tube for an intubated patient?
A patient who is intubated cannot eat because of the tube in their throat. A feeding tube in the nose, mouth or stomach allows the doctors to pump food into the patient's stomach.
When does the ovum divide?
After the egg is released from the ovary, it travels into the fallopian tube. It stays there until a single sperm fertilizes it. The fertilized egg starts growing fast, dividing into many cells and then it leaves the fallopian tube and enters the uterus three to four days after fertilization.
What tube do you use to suck out saliva?
Nurses and doctors use a suction tube to remove saliva from a patient's mouth when the patient is unable to swallow. However it is not simply a tube, but a tube connected to a suction machine.
How long can a patient live on a respirator?
Is the patient brain dead? Is the patient on a feeding tube?
What is urinary diversion?
Urinary diversion. The surgeon creates a tube from a section of the patient's bowel and places the ureters.in this tube. The tube is then attached to a stoma.Urine is carried into an external collection bag that the patient must empty.
What post-surgical care do patients of lung surgery receive?
The chest tube inserted at the end of surgery will remain in place until the lung has fully expanded. Patients will be carefully monitored in the hospital for complications and infection. Deep breathing is recommended
When should you extubate?
When the patient can breathe without assistance (I am assuming a breathing tube -- not an NG tube).
Can a patient with a chest tube and pleuravac get out of bed?
Yes
Mercury stays in the test tube or escapes into the air?
escapes into th air!! (:
Is the patient sedated before inserting a feeding tube?
Yes.
When the additive from a tube backwashes into the patient it is known as?
reflux
What characteristics does a successful gastrostomy have?
The patient is able to eat through the gastrostomy tube, or the stomach can be drained through the tube.
