nasogastric

Examples

• All

• During her treatment, the patient had a nasogastric tube inserted to help with feeding.

• The presence of a nasogastric tube can also cause gastroesophageal reflux and adversely affect the healing of a perforation.

  Academic text (2003)

• And her daughter had a nasogastric tube, which would make it possible to easily check the contents of the stomach.

  Academic text (1993)

• The nasogastric tube goes through the nose, down the throat, and into the stomach.

  Academic text (2011)

• A nasogastric tube was placed, and an infusion of Golytely was begun.

  Academic text (2007)

• In these cases, adequate nutritional support is most logically and conveniently delivered by nasogastric tube.

  Academic text (2003)

• The two patients in group 2 had a nasogastric tube inserted for enteral feeding while they were still under anesthesia for esophagoscopy.

  Academic text (2003)

• A nasogastric tube is placed and a polyethylene glycol-balanced electrolyte solution, such as Golytely, is begun.

  Academic text (2007)

• A nasogastric tube allows doctors to provide nutrition directly to the stomach through the nose.

• The nurse explained how the nasogastric tube works for patients who cannot eat normally.

Compounds

N

nasogastric feeding

• Specialized

4.9

A way of giving liquid food through a tube placed in the nose into the stomach

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology