The process in which a nasogastric tube is inserted, the stomach is flushed and ingested substances are removed through the tube is called:?

Colonic irrigation
Gastric lavage
Decompensation
Gastric gavage

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 2 : Gastric lavage

Concept:

Nasogastric tube -> A plastic tube inserted via the mouth through the chest and upto the stomach.
Ingestion -> The process of intaking substances from the mouth.
Ingestion of poisonous substances often leads to toxicity and require urgent removal of those substance from the body.

Explanation:

There are many incidences that require urgent removal of the gastric contents from the body.
Ingestion of a toxic substance is one of those situations.
Gastric lavage is done in these situations, where a nasogastric tube is inserted through the mouth through the chest and into the stomach where the stomach is flushed with fluids to remove the ingested substance through thte tube.

Colonic irrigation -> Water sent to colon through a nozzle inserted into the rectum
Decompensation -> Inability of the heart to pump blood adequately in the body.
Gastric gavage -> Inserting a feeding tube from the esophagus into the stomach, to deliver fluids and nutrients into the body.

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