What is the medical term G-Tube?
In some cases, the abbreviation G-Tube may have a few different meanings. However, what is G-Tube in medical terms?
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What is the G-Tube medical abbreviation?
In the science & medicine field, the abbreviation G-Tube means Gastric Feeding Tube.
G-Tube: Gastric Feeding Tube
Related Medical Abbreviations
| BH | behavioral health |
| BTFS | breast tumor frozen section |
| CRD | chronic respiratory disease |
| DECA | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy |
| DPat | diphtheria-acellular pertussis tetanus (vaccine) |
| E&A | evaluate and advise |
| ECT | Electro-Convulsive Therapy |
| EMB | endometrial biopsy; ethmbutol |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| GTH | gonadotropic hormone |
| GVL | graft-versus-leukemia |
| HCA | health care assistant |
| HCM | Health Care Maintenance |
| LCMV | lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure |
| MAE | moving all extremities |
| MDS | Myelo dysplastic syndrome |
| MLD | median lethal dose; metachromatic leukodystrophy; minimum lethal dose |
| MMFR | maximum mid-expiratory flow rate |
| NLN | national league for nursing |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| PEEP | positive end expiratory pressure |
| POLST | physician orders for life-sustaining therapy |
| PSS | physiologic saline solution; progressive systemic sclerosis |
| PU | passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer |
| Pap. | papillary |
| Pr | Praseodymium (element) |
| R0 | basic reproduction number (R naught) |
| REB | Rebound, as in rebound tenderness of the abdomen when pushed in and then released. |
| RIFA | right inner forearm |
| RLE | Right Lower Extremity |
| RSI | repetitive strain injury; rapid sequence intubation |
| SBE | Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis |
| SMR | submucous resection; standardized mortality ratio; sexual maturity rating |
| SNS | supplemental nursing system; sympathetic nervous system |
| SSDI | Social Security disability insurance |
| TIS | tumor in situ |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| VAS | vibroacoustic stimulator; visual analog scale |
| VD | venereal disease |
| VLRA | verbal lead risk assessment |
| WBAT | Weight Bearing As Tolerated |
| WDWN | Well Developed, Well Nourished |
| cm | centimeter |
| mem | member; memory |
| mrad | millirad |
| soln | solution |
| susp | suspension |
| t.d.s. | to be taken three times daily |
| tab | Tablet |
