Definitions
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- adjective medicine Pertaining both to the
nose and to thestomach . - adjective medicine Specifically, pertaining to nasogastric
intubation , wherein a tube is inserted through thenostril , past thethroat , and into thestomach .
Etymologies
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These feedings are given through a tube called a nasogastric tube (NG) that is guided into the nose, down the esophagus, and into the stomach.
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A small tube — called a nasogastric (NG) tube — will also be placed through your child's nose and passed into his stomach to help remove excess air and fluid.
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Before surgery, a small tube — called a nasogastric (NG) tube — will be placed through your child's nose or mouth and down into the stomach to drain excess fluid and air.
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Oral feeding, sip feeding, and feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes are all enteral nutrition.
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Within a few weeks at home, he was able to eat normal amounts by mouth, and the nasogastric tube was no longer needed.
Nathaniel's focal disease was treated surgically at CHOP 2010
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There was a nasogastric tube draining fluid from his stomach and another tube draining fluid from the surgical site.
Nathaniel's focal disease was treated surgically at CHOP 2010
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Oral feeding, sip feeding, and feeding using nasogastric, gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes are all enteral nutrition.
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A nasogastric (NG) tube, which passes through the nose and into the stomach, to help drain secretions from the stomach.
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Some babies who take enough formula by mouth still need a continuous infusion of nasogastric dextrose to keep the blood sugar normal.
Treatment 2010
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