This is a temporary method of feeding. Pharyngostomy Tube: Similar to an NG or NJ tube a pharyngostomy tube is placed into the left side of the throat (pharynx) rather than down the nose. This is ...

Determine the enteral feeding tube size (e.g., small bore or large ... Check the sorbitol content if gastrointestinal distress occurs. Dilute hypertonic medications with at least 10 30 mL of ...

Detectives believe Campbell-Goins was placing the unnecessary gastric feeding tube in her granddaughter ... said to have been baffled by the girl’s GI problems because the “illness ...