Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 64 year old patient weighing 153 pounds and measuring 5"6'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 21 year old person weighing 224 pound of 5 ft 6 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.6 meters and weighing 66 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 68 year old , female patient, weight 61 pound height 5 ft 1 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 146 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 2.2 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 1250 ml of 5.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1250 ml of 10 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 850 ml D70W, 915 ml of 15% AA and 500 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 28
The Answer to question 2 is: 36.2
The Answer to question 3 is: 25.8, patient is overweight
The Answer to question 4 is: 1155 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1991 - 2323 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3300 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1560 ml, 1061 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 68.8 g, 275 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 1375 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3572 kcal total, 2023 kcal dextrose, 549 kcal AA, 1000 kcal lipids, and 3023 kcal NPC