Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 51 year old patient weighing 210 pounds and measuring 5"8'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 53 year old person weighing 121 pound of 5 ft 11 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.55 meters and weighing 109 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 78 year old , female patient, weight 84 pound height 5 ft 7 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.5 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 163 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.9 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 20% dextrose at 75 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 1000 ml of 5.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1450 ml of 30 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 750 ml D70W, 880 ml of 15% AA and 350 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 32
The Answer to question 2 is: 16.9
The Answer to question 3 is: 45.4, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 1891 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 2223 - 2593 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2850 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1800 ml, 1224 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 55.0 g, 220 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 4350 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3013 kcal total, 1785 kcal dextrose, 528 kcal AA, 700 kcal lipids, and 2485 kcal NPC