Various enteral feeding methods (continuous, gravity, bolus, etc)
What would be an ideal response?
Answer:
1. As a bolus amount via gravity, several times per day, through a large (60 mL) syringe.
2. As an intermittent gravity drip, administered for one-half to one hour, several times per day, with a pouch to hang the feeding.
3. As a continuous drip per infusion pump administered over 24 hours or as a cyclic feeding administered intermittently.
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