PSW Foundations Module 6 Test
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Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Question:
A g-tube
Answer:
A gastrostomy tube is inserted into the stomach. A surgically created opening
(stomy) in the stomach (gastro) is needed for this procedure. It is also known
as a G-tube.
Question:
Why a feeding tube?
Answer:
when food cannot pass normally from the mouth into the esophagus and
then into the stomach
, Question:
What can cause the need for feeding tubes
Answer:
due to cancers of the head, neck, and esophagus; trauma or surgery to the
face, mouth, head, or neck; dysphagia caused by paralysis; and coma. As well,
people with dementia who no longer know how to eat may require tube
feedings
Question:
Edema
Answer:
If fluid intake exceeds fluid output the tissues will swell with water. Common
with kidney disease and heart disease.
Question:
Dehydration
Answer:
Decrease in the amount of water in the body's tissues, which occurs when
fluid output exceeds fluid intake.
(Latest Update )
Questions and Answers | Grade A |
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Question:
A g-tube
Answer:
A gastrostomy tube is inserted into the stomach. A surgically created opening
(stomy) in the stomach (gastro) is needed for this procedure. It is also known
as a G-tube.
Question:
Why a feeding tube?
Answer:
when food cannot pass normally from the mouth into the esophagus and
then into the stomach
, Question:
What can cause the need for feeding tubes
Answer:
due to cancers of the head, neck, and esophagus; trauma or surgery to the
face, mouth, head, or neck; dysphagia caused by paralysis; and coma. As well,
people with dementia who no longer know how to eat may require tube
feedings
Question:
Edema
Answer:
If fluid intake exceeds fluid output the tissues will swell with water. Common
with kidney disease and heart disease.
Question:
Dehydration
Answer:
Decrease in the amount of water in the body's tissues, which occurs when
fluid output exceeds fluid intake.
