gastric tube

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• Gastric lavage — Gastric lavage, also commonly called Stomach pump or Gastric irrigation, is the process of cleaning out the contents of the stomach. It has been used for over 200 years as a means of eliminating poisons from the stomach. Such devices are normally …   Wikipedia

• Gastric mill — is a part of the digestive tract of crustaceans. It is a muscular tube with sharp spines on the inside used to crack food items like hard shelled diatoms …   Wikipedia

• Tube — A long hollow cylinder. There are many tube like structures in the human body, such as the auditory tube (Eustachian tube) in the ear. * * * 1. A hollow cylindrical structure or canal. 2. A hollow cylinder or pipe. SYN: tuba [TA]. [L. tubus]… …   Medical dictionary

• Gastric ulcer — A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach cells. Ulcer formation is related to H. pyloridus bacteria in the stomach, anti inflammatory medications, and smoking cigarettes. Ulcer… …   Medical dictionary

• Tube, nasogastric — A nasogastric tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. A nasogastric tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… …   Medical dictionary

• Tube, NG — An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. An NG tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus be… …   Medical dictionary

• Gastric volvulus — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 32054 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|537.89 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2714 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|radio|296 MeshID = Gastric volvulus or volvulus of stomach a …   Wikipedia

• gastric tonometer — a tonometer, drainage tube, and vent that are incorporated into one device with three separate lumens …   Medical dictionary

• gastric reflux — The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). Also called esophageal reflux or gastroesophageal reflux …   English dictionary of cancer terms

• Sengstaken-Blakemore tube — Intervention ICD 9 CM 96.06 …   Wikipedia

• Feeding tube — A feeding tube is a medical device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing. The state of being fed by a feeding tube is called enteral feeding or tube feeding. Placement may be temporary for the treatment… …   Wikipedia