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When is intravenous feeding used instead of tube feeding?
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Intravenous feeding can supply some or all of the nutrients these patients need.
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What do doctors use intravenous feeding for?
I.V's may be used for different reasons. Hydration is big. To have an open line for medications also. It may be used to balance your electrolytes. It may be used for many other reasons. Total I.V. feeding is used on a short term basis for people who are unable to eat, or have tube feeds. It gives your body nutrients that are essential to survival.
What is a Keofeed tube?
A keofood tube is a small tube used for feeding. Weighted to allow movement by peristalsis into duodenum.
What technique is used if long-term tube feeding is required?
If long-term tube feeding is necessary, the tube may be placed directly into the stomach or small intestine through an incision in the abdomen.
Why the concentration of solutions used for intravenous feeding must be controlled carefully?
If not controlled carefully, the resulting solution could be hypertonic or hypotonic, instead of being isotonic. This would cause pain at the infusion site, and would destroy cells that it came in contact with.
Why is liquid preferably used in enteric feeding?
Liquid is preferably used as it increased the medication's absorptivity and decreases the chances of the feeding tube becoming clogged.
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.
What are oral tentacles?
modified tube feet used for deposit and suspension feeding.
What to do if a feeding tube gets clogged?
Always flush the tube after feeding immediately at leaset 30 ml of water
What kind of dr puts in feeding tubes?
A feeding tube can be used for bolus or continual feedings. A gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is the placement of a feeding tube through the skin and the stomach wall, directly into the stomach. A feeding tube is very effective when initially placed properly by a trained physician. Depending on the type of feeding tube placed, it is quite possible to learn to replace the tube yourself. Surgery is normally not required to replace the tube. Feeding tubes have a tendency to become clogged or occluded. This can lead to the need for replacement of the tube. Feeding tube clogging can be time consuming, and can prevent nutritional supplementation when clogged and awaiting declogging or replacment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_tube http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007235.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002937.htm
Who are Tube enterostomies used for?
Tube enterostomies are performed in patients who need tube feeding for longer than six weeks, or who have had recent mouth or nose surgery
What do you call the tube-like structure found in most insects used for feeding?
Proboscis.
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.
