Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 63 year old patient weighing 213 pounds and measuring 6. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 55 year old person weighing 255 pound of 6 ft height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.9 meters and weighing 97 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 47 year old , male patient, weight 131 pound height 5 ft 3 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 99 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.8 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 50% dextrose at 90 ml/hr. What is the total volume of fluid infused in a day? How many kcal of dextrose were given? |
| 8 | Calculate the grams and kcal of protein in 1500 ml of 5.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 250 ml of 10 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 770 ml D70W, 895 ml of 15% AA and 300 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 29
The Answer to question 2 is: 34.7
The Answer to question 3 is: 26.9, patient is overweight
The Answer to question 4 is: 1640 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1350 - 1575 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2700 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 2160 ml, 3672 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 82.5 g, 330 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 275 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2970 kcal total, 1833 kcal dextrose, 537 kcal AA, 600 kcal lipids, and 2433 kcal NPC