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| Indications for gastric feeding tube |
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| feeding, gastric decompression, gastric lavage, gastric suction, small bowel decompression with incompentent pylorus, gastric analysis, dx of upper GI bleed, prevention of vomiting and aspiration during anesthesia, dx of perforation |
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| contraindications of nasogastric tube |
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| esophageal obstruction; choanal (nasal passage) atresia, esophageal stricture or atresia, facial trauma or basilar skull fx, esophageal burn, stupor or coma, hiatal hernia and esophagitis, Zenker's diverticulum, recent esophageal surg or gastrojejunal anastomoses |
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| passage into trachea, access into lungs, coiling pharynx, penetration of brain (NEVER place tube in facial trauma placement---think WWSTD), turbinate trauma, gastric erosion with hemorrhage, erosion or necrosis of nasal mucosa, apsiration pneumonia, sinusitis |
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| NG tube size for neonates, infants, patients with sinus or esophageal problems |
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Single lumen NG tube
most COMMON
perforated tip
10 Fr to 28 GFr (usu. use 14/16/18 Fr
radioopaque markings |
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Double lumen
smaller tube acts as air-intake vent
good for irrigating and lavage (doesn't collapse easily)
clears with air injection and reposition
radioopaque markings |
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single lumen intestinal tube
rubber balloon tip partially filled with liquid mercury
gravitates in the small bowel with peristalsis (don't tape to nose)
decompresses distal bowel obstruction
have pt lie on R side, helps entry into small intestine |
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double lumen intestinal tube
long with rubber balloon at tip
one lumen for aspiration; another to balloon
inflate with 5-10 cc of ir; inject 2-3 mL mercury and aspirate air |
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triple lumen
exclusively for tamponade of esophageal varices
1st lumen-aspirationa
2nd lumen-gastric balloon
3rd- esophageal balloon
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| like S-B but with 4th lumen for esophageal balloon |
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| NG tube with mutliple openings on distal length when irrigate or evacuate large amts of fluid from the stomach |
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weighted end
wire stylet
placed in duodenum to prevent regurg (gavage)
any adult or geriatric NG tube for feeding |
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ER settings for stomach pumping
placed through mouth not nose
large
aspirate lg particulate matter such as tablets in OD
lavage=comobo of serial litigation following by aspiration
not more than 300 cc (10 oz) of warm nl saline or sterile water at a time |
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