Chapter 21

Question 1

aspiration

Answer 1

Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs

Question 2

enteral nutrition

Answer 2

Giving nutrients into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (enteral) through a feeding tube

Question 3

flow rate

Answer 3

The number of drops per minute (gtt/min)

Question 4

gastrostomy tube

Answer 4

A tube inserted through a surgically created opening (stomy) in the stomach (gastro); stomach tube

Question 5

gavage

Answer 5

The process of giving a tube feeding

Question 6

intravenous (IV) therapy

Answer 6

Giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein; IV and IV infusion

Question 7

jejunostomy tube

Answer 7

A feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening (stomy) in the jejunum of the small intestine

Question 8

nasoenteral tube

Answer 8

A feeding tube inserted through the nose (naso) into the small bowel (enteral)

Question 9

nasogastric (NG) tube

Answer 9

A feeding tube inserted through the nose (naso) into the stomach (gastro)

Question 10

parenteral nutrition

Answer 10

Giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein; para means “beyond”; enteral relates to the bowel

Question 11

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube

Answer 11

A feeding tube inserted into the stomach (gastro) through a small incision (stomy) made through (per) the skin (cutaneous); a lighted instrument (scope) is used to see inside a body cavity or organ (endo)

Question 12

regurgitation

Answer 12

The backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth

Question 13

gtt

Answer 13

Drops

Question 14

gtt/min

Answer 14

Drops per minute

Question 15

NG

Answer 15

Nasogastric

Question 16

PEG

Answer 16

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 17

PICC

Answer 17

Peripherally inserted central catheter

Question 18

TPN

Answer 18

Total parenteral nutrition