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What are the differences between enteral and parentral routes of administration?
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∙ 10y ago
Enteral is for medication taken orally or in suppositories. It takes more time and (generally) a higher dose to get the same result that parenteral route (intraveinous, subcutaneous, etc).
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What is nine routes and methods of drug administration?
Intradermal, subcutaneous, intermuscular, intravenous, sublingual, otic, ophthalmic, enteral, and nasal.
What is systematic administration?
Systemic administration is a route of administration of medication, nutrition or other substance into the circulatory system so that the entire body is affected. Administration can take place via enteral administration (absorption of the drug through the gastrointestinal tract) or parental administration (generally injection, infusion, or implantation).
What would you call by way of the intestines in a medical context?
enteral
Is tube feeding enteral or parental nutrition?
Tube feeding is an example of Enteral nutrition
What categories of medications is not identified as a high-alert class of drug antithrombotid drugs enteral nutrition products antiarrhythrnic drugs chemotherapeutic agents?
enteral nutrition product
What benefit does enteral nutrition procedures provide to pancreatectomy patients?
This procedure, called enteral nutrition, maintains the patient's nutrition if the stomach is slow to recover normal function.
How can drug-food interaction be prevented during enteral feeding?
Enteral feeding should be stopped two hours before and after the administration of the drugs. A longer break is needed for patients with delayed gastric emptying. The tube should be flushed with 30mL of water after food or drug is delivered. Drug-food interaction can also be prevented by increasing the dose. Alternatively, switching to other drugs of the same class can also prevent this from occuring.
How do you feed a comatose patient?
Can be by Enteral feeding (NGT feeding , PEG or PEJ)
What is the term Pertaining to the small intestine?
Enteral means pertaining to the small intestine.
What are the effects of a bullet being left in your leg?
Well enteral bleeding, blood cancer, and possible death could be an effect but if I were to get shot I would want it to be in one of my arms or legs because that is farthest from any enteral organs
What kinds of tablets cannot be crushed for enteral feeding?
Enteric-coated products, buccal tablets, sublingual tablets, carcinogenic products, tertogenic products, cytotoxics, and extended-release drugs cannot be crushed for enteral feeding.
What are the disadvtanges of using small-bore tubes over large-bore tubes in enteral feeding?
Due to its small lumen diameter, small-bored tubes are more likely to be clogged by medicatoins or thick enteral nutrition formulations.
