Unit 3 Nutrition Nsg 1101 Flashcards
Gastrostomy Feeding
The instillation of liquid nourishment via a tube that enters the stomach through a opening through the abdominal wall.
Gavage
Forced feeding through a tube passed into the stomach or small intestine.
Hematemesis
Vomiting blood.
Intubation
Insertion of tube into a hollow organ.
Lavage
Washing out of an organ.
Levin tube
A single lumen nasogastric tube.
Lingual
Pertaining to the tongue
Nasogastric Intubation
The placement of a nasogastric tube through the nose into the stomach to relieve gastric distant ion caused by removing gas, secretions, or food; to instill medication, food or fluids; or to obtain a specimen for laboratory analysis.
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy-PEG
A surgically or laproscopically placed Gastrostomy tube.
Percutanceous Endoscopic Jejunostomy Tube
A surgically or laparoscopically placed feeding tube in the small intestine( jejunum).
Regurgitation
A backward flowing as in return of solids or fluids from stomach to the mouth.
Salem Sump Tube
A double lumen nasogastric tube.
Stomatitis
Inflammation of the mouth.
Anorexia
Loss of appetite
Bolus
A concentrated mass
Calorie
Measure of heat or energy-defined as the amount if heat required to raise 1kg of water 1degree celcious
Cholecystectomy
Excision of the gallbladder
Decompression
To relieve pressure
Deglutition
Act of swallowing
Dyspepsia
Indigestion
Dysphasia
Difficulty on swallowing
Emesis
Vomiting
Eructation
Act of bletching
Gastrectomy
Partial or complete removal of the stomach