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Any medications that are able to be crushed or pulverized without clogging the tube are acceptable. Non-crushable medications should have a label placed on the prescription vial by a pharmacist that indicates this. In addition, most prescription (or even OTC products) with a suffix "-XR, -SR, -SA, -XL, -CD, - EC" usually indicate a specially coated or long-release form of a product that needs to be swallowed whole, and neither split or crushed. Soft Gelatin capsules like vitamin E or fish oil may be pierced by a pin and the contents placed into the tube, and this and all meds given this way need to be thoroughly flushed to be sure the whole dose was given.
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How do you feed the bedridden patient?
Depending on the ability of the bedridden patient to move, he or she can:feed herselffed through a nasogastric tubeWith a nasogastric tube, there are preliminaries of checking the nasogastric tube before proceeding. One must check:proper position of the NGTfor patency or blockage of the tube
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.
After a patient undergoes a partial gastrectomy what procedure follows?
After a patient undergoes a partial gastrectomy, a nasogastric tube is attached to keep the stomach empty. Complete recovery from a partial gastrectomy can take several weeks.
When should you not insert a nasogastric tube?
You should not insert, unless you confirm that the patient has no significant base of the skull fracture.
How does a nurse or doctor insert an nasogastric NGT tube?
For putting a naso gastric tube keep the patient propped up or in a sitting position. Take a well lubricated naso gastric tube and pass it down the nose. Ask the patient to swallow when it is in the throat and push it down on swallowing. You can give the patient a glass of water to sip to help him to swallow and keep pushing the tube. Aspirate to get bile and stomach contents and check with litmus paper to make sure it is in the stomach. Alternatively, you can check the position with a plain X-ray to check the tip before any feeding.
The medical term nasogastric tube is best defined as?
Tube From The Nose To The Stomach
What is the medical term meaning process of feeding through a naso-gastric tube into the stomach?
The medical term for feeding through a naso-gastric tube into the stomach is "nasogastric feeding" or "enteral feeding." This method is often used when a patient is unable to eat or drink normally.
How long can a nasogastric tube stay in?
six months
What is the medical term meaning placement of a feeding tube through the nose and into the stomach?
A nasogastric tube is placed through the nose and into the stomach.Nasogastric intubation
What is the proper method of confirming nasogastric tube placement?
Confirming Nasogastric tube placement must be done through pH testing and xray, not by using the whoosh method.
Why is a nasogastric tube inserted before a colostomy?
A nasogastric tube is inserted from the nose to the stomach on the day of surgery or during surgery to remove gastric secretions and prevent nausea and vomiting.
Does nasogastric tube suction reduc potassium?
Only on Tuesdays
