Solid foods will not fit through the esophageal feeding tube and attempting to use such will obstruct the tube. For this reason, solid food must be 'blenderized' for feeding via the tube.
Tube feeding involves giving a liquid dietary formula through a flexible tube inserted into the digestive tract. It is used when patients can’t get enough nutrition by eating. Feeding tubes can be ...
Purpose: An overview of enteral feeding tubes, drug administration techniques, considerations for dosage form selection, common drug interactions with enteral formulas, and methods to minimize ...
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