PDF-Troubleshooting Feeding Tubes

1Clogged or Blocked Feeding TubesSignsInability to flush with waterInability to administer tube feeding or medicationsCausesInadequate flushing of tubeMedications not adequately crushed and dissolved. 06.023 SUBJECT PURPOSE : To declog feeding tubes occluded with formula. EQUIPMENT : Kit for unclogging feeding tube containing Pancrelipase and Sodium Bicarbonate Tablets (requires a physician’ Access. and . Tube . Feeding Administration. Michele Port, P.Dt.. Clinical . Dietitian. March 2014. Outline. Selection of the appropriate enteral access device. Short-term enteral feeding tubes. Long-term enteral feeding tubes. Karen Roberts Nutrition CNS RSCH. Karen Matthews Nutrition CNS RSCH/MARS team . Introduction. Case study. PEG. RIG. NGT. Making a decision. Discharging . Conclusion . 49 year old male. unknown primary with TxN3 . Feeding Tube Placement and Management. Wendy Blount, DVM. Nacogdoches, TX. Enteral Feeding. for patients that can not or will not ingest adequate nutrition, but have adequate GI function for digestion and absorption of food delivered by tube. A feeding tube carries liquid nutrition, fluids, and medications directly into your stomach or intestines. One kind of feeding tube goes into the nose, down through the throat, and into the stomach 17 protein precipitation within the tube, making the clog worse or leading to more clogging later on. 2 When clogs do occur, and they will, it is best to attempt clearance immediately using warm w Making a decision about a long-term feeding tube for yourself or for someone you love may be challenging and emotional Those who have faced a similar decision have told us that having honest answers t C GUDE FOR DECISI MINDevelopment of this brochure was made possible through a grant from the California HealthCare Foundation based in Oakland CaliforniaPhone 916-489-2222 wwwCoalitionCCCorgWhat els Project Sponsor: . Peggy . McNaull. , Andrea Hayes-Jordan. Project Team Members: . Robin Koonce, Amy . Lamm. , Kristen Cole, Lisa Richardson, Karen Wood, Carol Hubbard, Claire . Barber, Brandy . Agahajanian. PAT/ T 16 v.4 Page 1 of 21 P (P EG ) / Enteral Tube Care Policy This procedural document supersedes: PAT/T 16 v.3 – Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Management. Did you print this d Caroline Woon. Clinical nurse Educator. Neurosciences Wellington Hospital. How many patients need to be fed? . 1) Elias (2015). NG feeding – what we know. Feeding. Improve nutritional intake. Administer medications. Aim. . To provide a strategy for placement and maintenance of NG tubes . Scope. All critically ill adult patients. Adapted from Queen Alexandra hospital Portsmouth – M MacKinnon 30.11.2016. Cannulas. Respiratory drains and tubes:. Airway. Laryngeal tube:. Endotracheal. intubation . Cricothyroidotomy. . Cricothyroidotomy. . Tracheostomy. tube . Chest tube . Chest tube . The . Trocar. Karen Malt, MSN, RN. Gastrointestinal Intubation. Often used for clients undergoing gastric or intestinal surgery.. Reduces the or eliminates problems associated with surgery or conditions affecting the GI tract, such as peristalsis, vomiting, or gas accumulation..