| NOMENCLATURE |
PUMP, INTUBATION FEEDING. AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED ITEM DESIGNED FOR
FORCED TUBE FEEDING OF FOOD INTO PATIENTS THROUGH A PLASTIC TUBE WHICH
IS INSERTED INTO THE PATIENTS STOMACH, GENERALLY THROUGH THE NOSTRIL.
THE TUBE GENERALLY REMAINS IN THE PATIENT FOR LONG TERM USE. THIS ITEM
IS DESIGNED FOR TUBE FEEDING OF PATIENTS, UNABLE TO FEED THEMSELVES, TO
RESTORE AND MAINTAIN PROPER NUTRITIONAL, FLUID, AND ELECTROLYTE
BALANCE. LIQUIFIED NATURAL FOODS, STRAINED BABY FOODS, FRUIT JUICE,
WATER, ETC. ARE FED WITH THIS PUMP.
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