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enteral /en·ter·al/ (en´ter'l) enteric.
enteral (en´t  rl),adj directly into the gastrointestinal tract; pertains to tube feedings that may be necessary when a patient cannot ingest food orally. enteral within, by way of, or pertaining to the intestine. enteral feeding delivery of nutrients directly into the stomach, duodenum or jejunum. Called also enteral nutrition. enteral nutrition see enteral feeding (above). enteral tube the feeding tube positioned in the alimentary tract for administration of nutrients. See also enterostomy tube. |
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| Regardless of whether you bill Medicare Part B for your enteral feeding, urologic, ostomy, trach, and wound care supplies, or have an outside company submit claims for these through its provider number, it pays to keep checking up on and updating your Part B billing arrangement. The author and co-author of numerous articles, books and monographs on a variety of health and medical issues and topics, Bothe is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, member of the Association for Academic Surgery, and a member of the Board of Advisors, American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. The new version also includes improvements suggested by a network of community physicians and an all-new chapter on enteral feeding and stoma management, written from a community focus. |
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