Enteral Feeding

Question 1

The most effective way to feed a patient is through where

Answer 1

Gastrointestinal tract

Question 2

It promotes the usual physiological integrity of the GI tract has less risk of harm and is more economical than parenteral nutrition

Answer 2

Enteral nutrition

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Enteral nutrition therapy

Question 4

It refers to intake of food via gastrointestinal tract

Answer 4

Enteral feeding

Question 5

The GI truck is composed of the what

Answer 5

Mouth esophagus stomach and

Question 6

It means nutrition taken through the mouth or through a tube that goes directly to the stomach or small intestine

Answer 6

Enteral feeding

Question 7

In the medical setting the term enteral feeding is most often used to mean

Answer 7

Tube feeding

Question 8

Some underlying reasons for enteral feeding

Answer 8

Stroke
cancer
critical illness or injury
neurological or movement disorders
Failure to eat in young children or infants

Question 9

What are the six main types of feeding tubes

Answer 9

Nasogastric tube
orogastric tube
Nasoenteric tube
oroenteric tube
gastrostomy tube
Jejunostomy tube

Question 10

It is a type of tube that starts in the nose and ends in the stomach

Answer 10

Nasogastric tube

Question 11

It is a type of tube that starts in the mouth and ends in the stomach

Answer 11

Orogastric tube

Question 12

It is a type of tube that starts in the nose and ends in the intestines

Answer 12

Nasoenteric tube

Question 13

It is a type of tube that starts in the mouth and ends in the intestine

Answer 13

Oroenteric tube

Question 14

It is a type of tube that is placed through the skin of the abdomen straight to the stomach

Answer 14

Gastrostomy

Question 15

It is a type of tube that is placed through the skin of the abdomen straight into the intestine

Answer 15

Jejunostomy tube

Question 16

Tubes that end in the intestines often require what placement

Answer 16

Endoscopic placement

Question 17

It is thin tube that has a tiny camera on the end to place the feeding tube

Answer 17

Endoscope

Question 18

It is a common practice to wait how many hours before using the new feeding tube

Answer 18

4:00 to 12 hours

Question 19

Placement of gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes is also a procedure that may require what

Answer 19

Conscious sedations or occasionally general anesthesia

Question 20

Many endoscopists choose to wait how many hours before using the new feeding tube

Answer 20

12 hours

Question 21

It refers to giving nutrition through a person’s veins

Answer 21

Parenteral feeding

Question 22

What is the meaning of PPN

Answer 22

Peripheral parenteral nutrition

Question 23

When you’re getting all of your nutritional requirements through an IV it is often called

Answer 23

Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)

Question 24

What are the possible complications of enteral feeding

Answer 24

Aspiration
refeeding syndrome
infection of the tube or insertion site tube dislodgement
tube blockage

Question 25

Who shouldn’t have enteral feeding

Answer 25

Someone with a bowel obstruction Decrease blood flow to their intestine (ischemic bowel)
Severe intestinal disease such as Crohn’s disease

Question 26

It is often used as a short-term solution while someone recovers from an illness injury or surgery

Answer 26

Enteral feeding

Question 27

What is the meaning of PICC

Answer 27

Peripherally inserted central catheter

Question 28

What is the normal rate for tube feeding

Answer 28

<0.5 kcal/mL with a rate of 25 mL/hour

Question 29

The maximum that can be tolerated is

Answer 29

0.8 kcal/mL at 125 mL/hour providing 2400kcal/day