Enteral Feeding Procedure | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient who is to have an enteral feeding tube placed?

Yes

Is the patient medically stable?

Yes

Patient's current INR

Platelet count

Oxygen saturation (enter from 0 to 100)

percent

Mean systolic pressure

mm Hg

Does the patient have?

• difficulty opening the mouth wide?

Yes

• difficulty being supine for the procedure?

Yes

• restrictions on head movement?

Yes

• immunosuppression or impaired host defenses?

Yes

• an impaired airway or underlying respiratory disease?

Yes

Does the person take?

• oral medications?

Yes

• clopidogrel?

Yes

• heparin?

Yes

• warfarin?

Yes

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Checklist for Preparing Patient for Placement of Enteral Feeding Tube

Purpose: To make sure a patient is prepared for the placement of an enteric feeding tube using the checklist of McMahon et al.