Which patent would benefit from a nasogastric tube ?
A. A patient who had a left leg amputation
B. A stroke victim who failed their swallow evaluation
C. A patient with a platelet count of 50
D. A patient with congestive heart failure
Correct option IS B . WHEN a patient has strok and reflex of swallowing are diminished Then there is higher risk of the aspiration during the food ingestion in the patient but if we insert a NGtube , the NG Tubes end open in the stomach which reduces the risk of aspiration of food to trachea .
Not others why
NG tube is inserted when a patient have abdominal surgery or healing of wound or disease from mouth to pancreas , unconscious patients , operation theatre , when patient is not able to take by mouth Or not allowed to take from Mouth by physician
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