ENTERAL And PARENTERAL Flashcards
1.). Through the gastrointestinal
2.) Through intravenous methods
1.) Enteral
2.) Parentera
Also known as tube feeding, is a way of delivering nutrition directly to your GI tract or small intestine usually from a tube, catheter or stoma
ENTERAL NUTRITION
ENTERAL NUTRITION:
1.) Enteral access provides means for ____ or ____ term delivery
2.) Enteral Nutrition is an option to provide _______ or ______ nutrition
3.) Enteral nutrition should be the first option vs ______________ nutrition
1.) Short, Long
2.) Supplemental, Total
3.) Parenteral
USES OF A FEEDING TUBE
1.) Provide Nutrition
2.) Providing Fluids
3.) Providing Medications
4.) Decompressing the Stomach
ENTERAL Advantages:
~Lower Cost
~ Convient
~ Less infectious complications
~ Improves maintenance of the gastro intestinal mucosal structure
Types of tubes for enteral feeding
~ Nasogastric Tube
~ Nasoenteric or Nasointestinal tube
~ Gastrostomy tube
~ Jejunostomy Tube (J-tube)
Starts in the nose and ends in the stomach
Used for feeding clients who have adequate gastric emptying and who require shorter term feedings
Nasogastric (NGT)
Starts in the nose and ends in the nose and ends in the intestines
Indication:
Used in patients at risk for aspiration, reflux and gastric emptying delay
Nasoenteric Tube
1.) Has the tube inserted from the nose with the tip resting in the duodenum
2.) Has feeding tube inserted from the nose with the tip resting in the jejunum
1.) Nasoduodenal
2.) Nasojejunal
1.) Starts in the mouth and ends in the stomach
2.) Starts in the mouth and ends in the intestines
1.) Orogastric Tube
2.) Oroenteric Tube
Inserted though a surgical opening in the neck and passed through the esophagus with the tip resting in the stomach
Used for patients with head and neck cancer
Esophagostomy
Placed through the skin of the abdomen straight to the stomach
Used when a patient cannot or will not eat for longer than 4 weeks and has a functional gut
Gastrostomy Tube
Places through the skin of the abdomen straight into the jejunum intestines
Jejunum tubes are useful for patients with contraindications to gastrostomy
Jejunostomy Tube
the most common complication of tube feeding usually caused by protein-energy malnutrition, medications, motility, infection, impaction, infusion rate, osmolality and bacterial contamination of
formula.
Gastrointestinal Complications
~Diarrhea
~ Nausea, vomiting, or abdominal bloating
~ Dumping Syndrome and Regurgitation
Aspiration of formula is the most dangerous complication of enteral feeding and is among the leading causes of death in tube-fed patients due to aspiration pneumonia
Respiratory Complications
A. Electrolyte imbalances are common complications
B. Hyperglycemia
C. Refeeding syndrome
Metabolic Complications
Involves drugs that interact with food or electrolytes , or when multiple drugs in liquid form are given concomitantly with enteral feeds.
Drug-Enteral Feeding Complications
ENTERAL FORMULAS:
1.) Also called “standard” or “polymeric” formulas and contains unaltered molecules of protein, carbohydrates and fat
2.) predigested micronutrients. They are either elemental or semi-elemental formulas
3.) Individually packaged components that may be combined to meet the nutritional requirement of the patients
4.) formulas that have been altered in one or more nutrients in order to optimize nutrition support without exacerbating the metabolic disturbances associated with various diseases.
1.) Intact Formulas
2.) Hydrolyzed Formulas
3.) Modular Formulas
4.) Nutrient Modified and Disease specific formulas
FEEDING:
1.) The most commonly use; often
referred to as a “kangaroo
pump
-indicated for patients
who are unable to tolerate
high- volume feedings, are
suffering from malabsorption
or patients at increased
risk of aspiration
- should be kept cold
Continuous method
Continuous method:
solution is infused at a constant
rate controlled by a ____
administered over at least 30 min; continuous rate over a ___________hour pd
1.) Pump
2.) 16-24 Hour Period
continuous drip method over a period of 8-20 hours per
day using a pump to control delivery
usually given at night; allowing independence from feeding equipment during the day
may be used when feeding into the
stomach or small intestine
Cyclic Feeding
Usually Requires a higher infusion rate which requires closer monitoring for formula and delivery tolerance
Usually well tolerated and effective for malnourished patients especially for the ambulatory elderly population
Cyclic Feeding
allow for more mobility than continuous drip feedings because there are breaks in the feedings, allowing
the patient to be free from the tube feeding apparatus or activities such as physical therapy.
closely mimics usual eating pattern and
involves shorter period of infusion at
specified intervals – usually four to six
times a day
Bolus Feeding
uses a similar technique to that of bolus
feeding, but it is used over a
longer duration, which may help
improve tolerance
This delivery method cannot be
used when feeding into small
bowel
Intermittent Delivery