NASOGASTRIC TUBE FEEDING: Quiz

NGT feeding is a special tube that carries food and medicine to the stomach through the nose. Feeding is where a narrow feeding tube is placed through your nose down into your stomach. The tube can be used to give you fluids, medications and liquid food complete with nutrients directly into your stomach. Two common gastric intestinal suction tubes: 1. levine tube 2. salem sump tube. NGT can also be used to: 1. Gastric decompression - the nasogastric tube is connected to suction to facilitate decompression by removing stomach contents. Gastric decompression is indicated for bowel obstruction and paralytic ileus and when surgery is performed on the stomach or intestine. 2. Aspiration of gastric fluid content - either for lavage or obtaining a specimen for analysis. It will also allow for drainage or lavage in drug overdosage or poisoning. 3. Feeding and administration of medication (GAVAGE) - introducing a passage into the GI tract will enable the feeding and administration of various medications. NG tubes can also be used for internal feeding initially. 4. ______ RISK AND COMPLICATIONS 1. Aspiration - the main complication of NG tube insertion include aspiration. 2.

NGT feeding delivers food and medicine to the stomach through the mouth.

The main complication of NG tube insertion is hemorrhage.

NG tubes can be used for internal feeding initially.

NGT feeding is only used for aspiration of gastric fluid content.

NG tubes can be used to prevent vomiting and aspiration in trauma settings.