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Which check do you need to carry out before setting up an enteral feed via a nasogastric tube?

  • That when flushed with red juice, the red juice can be seen when the tube is aspirated.

  • That air cannot be heard rushing into the lungs by doing the ‘whoosh test.

  • That the pH of gastric aspirate is <5.5, and the measurement on the NG tube is the same length as the time insertion.

  • That pH of gastric aspirate is >6.0, and the measurement on the NG tube is the same length as the time insertion