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aspiration
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breathing fluid, food, vomitus or an object into the lungs
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enternal nutrition
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giving nutruients in the
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flow rate
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the number of drops per minute
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gastrostomy tube
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a tube insterted througha surgically created opening in the stomach tube
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gavage
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the process of giving a tube feeding
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intravenous thereapy
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giving fluids througha needle or catheter insertedinto a vein; IV and IV infustion
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jejunostomy tube
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a feeding tube instereted into a surgically created opening in the jeunum of hte small intestine
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nasogastric tube
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a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the small intestine
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nasoductodenal tube
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a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the duodenum small intestinal
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nasojejunal tube
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a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the jeunum of the small intestine
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parenteral nurition
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giving nutruients through a catheter instered into a vein; para means beyond enternal relates to the bowell
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pecutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
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a feeding tube inserted in the stomach through a small incision made through the skin; a light instrument allows the doctor to see inside a body cavity or organ
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regurgitation
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the backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth
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