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What precautions need to be taken when doing a gastric acid determination?
Because both the basal gastric secretion test and the gastric acid stimulation test require insertion of a gastric tube (intubation) through the mouth or nasal passage, neither test is recommended for patients with esophageal.
What color is the drainage from an nasal gastric tube?
Brown
What is the maxium attempts you should have to insert a nasal gastric tube?
2 attempts
When a patient needs both intubated and a gastric tube can either a NG or a OG be used for the gastric tube?
NG (nasal) generally have smaller lumen. An OG (oral) has a larger lumen size. They shouldn't be interchanged. Check the lumen sizes.
When a patient is intubated do you go NG or OG?
Neither. An NG tube is a nasal gastric tube which is inserted through the nose extending into the stomach to evacuate the stomach contents. An OG tube goes down the throat into the stomach for the same reason. Now there can be a nasal intubation if there is oral surgery being done.
What is the medical abbreivition for NG?
The abbreviation NG is for nasogastric or nanogram.
What is involved with a feeding tube and is it permanent?
A feeding tube is used to provide nutrition to an individual who is not able to properly feed themselves. The feeding tube involves placing a tube in the esophagus or stomach in order pass nutrients through the body.
How gastric lavage is done?
Gastric lavage is cleaning up of gastric content.Ryles tube(feeding tube) is inserted into the stomach.Through which distlled water or saline are instilled and the contents are sucked out.The procedure repeated till almost entire content of stomach are cleaned out.
Why would someone vomit from a Gastric tube feeding?
Someone would vomit from a Gastric tube feeding because getting something shoved down your body is not a good feeling in any case.
How is a gastric acid determination done?
This test, whether performed for basal gastric acid secretion, gastric acid stimulation, or both, requires the passage of a lubricated rubber tube, either by mouth or through the nasal passage, while the patient is in a sitting or.
What is the Minnesota tube?
A Minnesota tube is used for gastric aspiration or esophageal aspiration.https://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/sengstaken-blakemore-and-minnesota-tubes/
Eustachian tube drain tears into the nasal cavities?
The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and upper throat. When tears drain from the eyes into the nasal cavities, they may flow down the nasolacrimal duct and into the nasal passages where they can reach the back of the throat and potentially enter the Eustachian tube.
