Life: The Science of Biology
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ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 50.4, Problem 1R
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The difference in the feeding formula used in a jejunum tube and a gastric tube.
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Patients with certain diseases cannot consume food orally and need to be given mixtures of nutrients or feeding formulas directly to some part of the digestive tract. The feeding formula used may be given directly to the stomach through a gastric tube, or directly to the middle part of the small intestine (jejunum) through a jejunum tube.
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