Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 35 year old patient weighing 157 pounds and measuring 5"4'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 23 year old person weighing 183 pound of 4 ft 11 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.5 meters and weighing 103 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 47 year old , male patient, weight 78 pound height 5 ft 8 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.4 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 131 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.5 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 20% dextrose at 65 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 750 ml of 8.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 950 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 690 ml D70W, 890 ml of 15% AA and 430 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 27
The Answer to question 2 is: 37.0
The Answer to question 3 is: 45.8, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 2000 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1786 - 2084 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2250 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1560 ml, 1061 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 63.8 g, 255 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 1900 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3036 kcal total, 1642 kcal dextrose, 534 kcal AA, 860 kcal lipids, and 2502 kcal NPC