Enteral Feeding Flashcards
The most effective way to feed a patient is through where
Gastrointestinal tract
It promotes the usual physiological integrity of the GI tract has less risk of harm and is more economical than parenteral nutrition
Enteral nutrition
But if the patient has at least a partially functioning gut but it is enabled to meet his nutritional needs via the oral route then what should be considered
Enteral nutrition therapy
It refers to intake of food via gastrointestinal tract
Enteral feeding
The GI truck is composed of the what
Mouth esophagus stomach and
It means nutrition taken through the mouth or through a tube that goes directly to the stomach or small intestine
Enteral feeding
In the medical setting the term enteral feeding is most often used to mean
Tube feeding
Some underlying reasons for enteral feeding
Stroke
cancer
critical illness or injury
neurological or movement disorders
Failure to eat in young children or infants
What are the six main types of feeding tubes
Nasogastric tube
orogastric tube
Nasoenteric tube
oroenteric tube
gastrostomy tube
Jejunostomy tube
It is a type of tube that starts in the nose and ends in the stomach
Nasogastric tube
It is a type of tube that starts in the mouth and ends in the stomach
Orogastric tube
It is a type of tube that starts in the nose and ends in the intestines
Nasoenteric tube
It is a type of tube that starts in the mouth and ends in the intestine
Oroenteric tube
It is a type of tube that is placed through the skin of the abdomen straight to the stomach
Gastrostomy
It is a type of tube that is placed through the skin of the abdomen straight into the intestine
Jejunostomy tube
Tubes that end in the intestines often require what placement
Endoscopic placement
It is thin tube that has a tiny camera on the end to place the feeding tube
Endoscope
It is a common practice to wait how many hours before using the new feeding tube
4:00 to 12 hours
Placement of gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes is also a procedure that may require what
Conscious sedations or occasionally general anesthesia
Many endoscopists choose to wait how many hours before using the new feeding tube
12 hours
It refers to giving nutrition through a person’s veins
Parenteral feeding
What is the meaning of PPN
Peripheral parenteral nutrition
When you’re getting all of your nutritional requirements through an IV it is often called
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
What are the possible complications of enteral feeding
Aspiration
refeeding syndrome
infection of the tube or insertion site tube dislodgement
tube blockage
Who shouldn’t have enteral feeding
Someone with a bowel obstruction Decrease blood flow to their intestine (ischemic bowel)
Severe intestinal disease such as Crohn’s disease
It is often used as a short-term solution while someone recovers from an illness injury or surgery
Enteral feeding
What is the meaning of PICC
Peripherally inserted central catheter
What is the normal rate for tube feeding
<0.5 kcal/mL with a rate of 25 mL/hour
The maximum that can be tolerated is
0.8 kcal/mL at 125 mL/hour providing 2400kcal/day
