A patient has a feeding tube that runs through the nose to the stomach. The term that describes this is _____ tube.
A) jejunostomy (J)
B) nasogastric (NG)
C) nasojejunal (NJ)
D) percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

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A nasogastric tube is a type of feeding tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach. Jejunostomy refers to a feeding tube inserted directly into the jejunum (part of the small intestine), nasojejunal refers to a tube inserted through the nose and into the jejunum, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) refers to a tube inserted directly into the stomach through a small incision in the abdomen.

A Patient Has a Feeding Tube That Runs Through the Nose