PSW Foundations Module 6 Test (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) 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
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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.
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