fredrick-miller tube
fredrick-miller tube
humm... just a wild guess on a feeding tube?
Tube feeding is an example of Enteral nutrition
gastrostomy tube
It depends why the feeding tube was placed. If the feeding tube was placed because the person cannot chew/swallow safely, then no. If the feeding tube was inserted for supplemental feeding because the person doesn't consume adequate nutrition, then yes.
feeding tube
The presence of a feeding tube suggests that there is a serious medical condition for which life-sustaining nutrition is necessary. Once placed, it will be difficult to get a Physician to give an order to remove the tube. But, it can be done. Ask for assistance from the facility's ethic's committee.
The purpose of a PEG feeding tube is to feed someone when they are incapable of feeding themselves. PEG is an acronym for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
I wouldn't say so. A feeding tube isn't going to keep you conscious.
what is icd-10 for cor-flo feeding tube placement
no a prosthesis is a false limb or any other body part such as an eye etc not a feeding tube