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Elderly male patient with stomach cancer; feeding tube to bypass esophagus…
Elderly male patient with stomach cancer; feeding tube to bypass esophagus, stomach, & duodenum; and gallbladder removed
mouth = no saliva containing enzymes for chemical digestion and no teeth grinding for mechanical digestion
stomach = no mechanical digestion from muscularis, no enzymes or acids to break down food, and no alkaline mucus to reduce the acid levels to protect the intestinal walls from erosion
gallbladder = no juices to breakdown fats
feeding tube inserted which bypasses mouth, esophagus, stomach, & duodenum
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What can't occur:
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If food is not broken down properly, there not be proper absorption of nutrients
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Enzymes for Digestion
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Small Intestine
Brush Border Enzymes from microvilli = break polymers down to their monomer, ex: lactase
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He will need to have sustenance supplied to him that is watered down and properly broken down in order for the rest of his small intestine to absorb nutrients and his large intestine to absorb water