Parenteral and enteral nutrition
Parenteral nutrition
Feeding intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion.
Enteral nutrition
Liquid supplemental nutrition is either taken by mouth or is given via a feeding tube.
Nasal or oral feeding tube a- terminates at, either
- Stomach (Nasogastric)
- Duodenum (Nasoduodenal)
- lenunum (Nasojejunal)
Gastrostomy Tube
A feeding tube that leads through an artificial external opening into the stomach.
Jejunostomy Tube
A feeding tube that leads through an artificial external opening into the small intestine.
