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2. Feeding tube - Wikipedia

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   A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to people who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth, are unable to swallow safely, or need nutritional supplementation. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called gavage, enteral feeding or tube feeding. Placement may be temporary for the treatment of acute conditions or lifelong ...

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   Chef Shirley Chung is sharing her progress during her cancer journey.. On Thursday, Oct. 3, Chung checked in via Instagram from Chicago to thank her supporters “for the out pouring love and ...

4. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - Wikipedia

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   Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an endoscopic medical procedure in which a tube (PEG tube) is passed into a patient's stomach through the abdominal wall, most commonly to provide a means of feeding when oral intake is not adequate (for example, because of dysphagia or sedation).

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   Those who need to have the entire tongue removed can have issues communicating and may need to be dependent on a feeding tube due to problems swallowing, Kochhar says. “Obviously the quality of ...

6. Assisted feeding - Wikipedia

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   A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by mouth, are unable to swallow safely, or need nutritional supplementation. [1] Patients who are able to use assisted feeding should have that in preference to tube feeding whenever possible. [1]

7. Gastric intubation - Wikipedia

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   The tube is then marked at this level to ensure that the tube has been inserted far enough into the patient's stomach. Many commercially available stomach and duodenal tubes have several standard depth markings, for example 46 cm (18 in), 56 cm (22 in), 66 cm (26 in) and 76 cm (30 in) from distal end; infant feeding tubes often come with 1 cm ...

8. Route of administration - Wikipedia

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   A medical professional injects medication into a gastric tube. Many drugs as tablets, capsules, or drops are taken orally. Administration methods directly into the stomach include those by gastric feeding tube or gastrostomy. Substances may also be placed into the small intestines, as with a duodenal feeding tube and enteral nutrition. Enteric ...

9. KE diet - Wikipedia

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   In the KE diet, a feeding tube is inserted through the nose of an individual down their oesophagus.At the other end of the tube is an electric pump. The only nourishment the patient receives is KE diet powder – an infusion of proteins, fats and micronutrients with no carbohydrates – mixed with water through the feeding tube.