DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer ...

2008;65(24):2347-2357. Administer medications via the oral route when possible. Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large bore), insertion site (e.g., nasal or ...

In June, doctors had to insert feeding tubes. "All I could do was drink smoothies. You may think that sounds great when you can only do three smoothies a day and then be fed with a food tube at night.

Prepare the food or medications according the directions ... should allow differentiation of the trachea and the feeding tube) (Fig. 2). Continue gentle passage down the esophagus.

A new study measured use of feeding tubes in Canadian nursing home residents, finding similar trends to those in the United States. Many people with advanced dementia have a hard time eating ...

A feeding tube insertion procedure, which is also called a gastrostomy, is a surgery where a feeding tube is installed in the ...

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 ...