Once therapy is over,an Omra would be done to skill for gtube if the person meets the
skilled ctiteria-i.e.so much fluid and so many calories via tube[see the exact
criteria,can't remember exact definition]Could I ask,if person is taking all calories
p.o.,why meds still via tube and why fluid q6 hours?When we keep a tube,we flush
qshift until we decide to pull it.
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