Chapter 25

Question 0

Enteral nutrition

Answer 0

Giving nutrients into the gastro intestinal tract through a feeding tube

Question 1

Aspiration

Answer 1

Breathing fluid vomitus or an object into the lungs

Question 2

Flow rate

Answer 2

The number of drops per minute or milliliters per hour

Question 3

Gastrostomy tube

Answer 3

A feeding tube inserted through a surgically created opening in the stomach

Question 4

Gavage

Answer 4

The process of giving a tube feeding

Question 5

Intravenous therapy

Answer 5

Giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein

Question 6

Jejunostomy tube

Answer 6

A feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening into the jejunum of the small intestine

Question 7

Naso-enteral tube

Answer 7

A feeding tube inserted through the nose into the small bowel

Question 8

Naso-gastric tube

Answer 8

A feeding tube inserted through the nose into the stomach

Question 9

Parenteral nutrition

Answer 9

Give a nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein

Question 10

Percuntaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

Answer 10

A feeding tube inserted into the stomach through a small incision made through the skin. a light and instrument is used to see inside a body cavity or organ

Question 11

Regurgitation

Answer 11

The backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth