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Occasionally a tube will be inserted through the nose or mouth to remove the contents of the stomach (nasogastric suctioning). This may be done if there is persistent vomiting or severe pain, or if a paralytic ileus develops.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 27, 2008
When patients cannot use their gastrointestinal tracts for nutrition , parenteral nutrition may be used to maintain or improve the patient's nutritional status. This form of intravenous treatment provides all the nutrients that are delivered to th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
IV fluids - infants; TPN - infants; Intravenous fluids - infants; Hyperalimentation - infants
Source:ADAM
Date:September 18, 2007
Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is a procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Also known as cholelithotomy, gallstone removal is the medical procedure that rids the gallbladder of calculus buildup.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Nasogastric intubation refers to the process of placing a soft plastic nasogastric (NG) tube through a patient's nostril, past the pharynx and down the esophagus into a patient's stomach .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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