| A | B |
|---|
| aspiration | breathing fluid, food, vomitus or an object into the lungs |
| enternal nutrition | giving nutrients into the gastrointestinal tract through a feeding tube |
| flow rate | the number of drops per minute |
| gastrostomy tube | a tube inserted through a surgically created opening in the stomach; stomach tube |
| gavage | the process of giving a tube feeding |
| intravenous therapy | giving fluids through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein |
| jejunostomy tube | a feeding tube inserted into a surgically created opening in the jejunum of the small intestine |
| naso-enteral tube | a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the small bowel |
| naso-gastric tube | a feeding tube inserted through the nose into the stomach |
| parenteral nutrition | giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein |
| percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy | a feeding tube inserted into the stomach through a small incision made through the skin |
| regurgitation | the backward flow of stomach contents into the mouth |
