feeding tube
Medical nourishment delivery
A feeding tube is a medical device inserted into the body to deliver nutrition directly to the stomach or intestines when a person cannot eat normally by mouth.
Tubes may enter through the nose, or through a surgical opening in the abdomen.
They are used for patients with swallowing disorders, severe illness, or those in comas.
The doctors recommended a feeding tube after her stroke made swallowing unsafe.
- refeeding syndromeMetabolic disturbance when resuming nutrition
- syringeMedical injection tool
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- nasogastricNose-to-stomach route
- cachexiaSevere illness-induced wasting
nutrition · liquid diet · aspiration pneumonia · catheter · stoma · enteral · cannula · medical · ICU · failure to thrive · bedside · probe · hypodermic needle · calories · coma · end of life · right to die · comfort care
- End-of-Lifeadvance directive, DNR, do not resuscitate, hospice, life support
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- medical aidswheelchair, walker, crutches, cane, hearing aid
- tubesCRT, straw, drinking straw, hose, garden hose
- nursingnurse, nursing, nurses, RN, LPN
- Diet Therapytherapeutic diet, elimination diet, ketogenic diet, low sodium diet, high protein diet
feeding tubewithdrawal of care
Ceasing medical treatment intentionally
palliative care · hospice care · DNR order · natural death · letting go
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