MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -By inserting a nasogastric tube, you are gaining access to the stomach and its contents. This enables you to drain gastric contents, decompress the stomach, obtain a specimen of the gastric contents, or introduce a passage into the GI tract.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recent findings: There is evidence in the literature showing that the presence of a nasogastric feeding tube is associated with colonization and aspiration of pharyngeal secretions and gastric contents leading to a high incidence of Gram-negative pneumonia in patients on enteral nutrition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gastro-oesophageal reflux is caused by stomach contents leaking into the oesophagus, which in turn has the potential to lead to aspiration of these contents into the adjoining respiratory tract.

Detailed explanation-4: -A nasogastric (NG) tube is a thin, soft tube made of plastic or rubber that is passed through the nose, down through throat, and into the stomach. It is used to deliver food or medicine to the stomach for people who have difficulty eating or swallowing.