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