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Warning, I am a bit of a hypochondriac. Today was pushing my patient's meds through his PEG tube. Flushed fine prior to giving meds, but somehow got a clog and met pressure while trying to push in meds. The syringe was forced out from the pressure an...

Has anyone ever had a patient with a peg tube feeding that had no residual during one shift and the next shift they had a lot of residual? I had a patient with peg. I checked residual in the morning, lunch time, supper time, always before administeri...

Does anyone know if you can put Jevity nutrition into double Kangaroo bags because one is for water and the other is nutrition.Kangaroo bags allow the water to flush every 4 hrs automatically.?? Jevity by Abbotty you have to manually do it unless the...

Been working in CTICU for a few weeks now. Post-op esophagectomy patient is suspected to be going through ETOH withdrawal. Still NPO. Surgeon is very picky about administration of sedatives or meds that can compromise the pulmonary or circulatory sy...

Problem: Hospital protocol states that all PEG tube residual is discarded. However, family wants PEG tube residual returned to the pt. There is also a standing order by the doctor to "Discard any PEG tube residual. Follow hospital protocol regarding ...

I am a fairly new LPN working in LTC. Several residents who are NPO have orders for cough syrup to be given via PEG tube for coughs. The cause of the cough varies with each resident. How does cough syrup given via PEG tube help control the cough? Als...

Table of Contents Peg Tube Overview PEG Tube vs G Tube Types of Feeding Tubes PEG tube Indications Placement of G-Tubes PEG tubes (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tubes) allow patients t...

I work in homecare so we see lots of tubes and use g-tube & PEG interchangably and is this a good practice to do so? After one of our nurses cut a PEG tube in an effort to change it, it was learned that this tube is NEVER changed in the home sett...