Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 40 year old patient weighing 168 pounds and measuring 6"3'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 20 year old person weighing 130 pound of 5 ft 10 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.95 meters and weighing 65 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 95 year old , male patient, weight 72 pound height 5 ft 9 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1.5 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 229 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 2.0 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 20% dextrose at 80 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 10 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 450 ml of 10 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 775 ml D70W, 920 ml of 15% AA and 210 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 21
The Answer to question 2 is: 18.7
The Answer to question 3 is: 17.1, patient is underweight
The Answer to question 4 is: 1348 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3123 - 3643 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3000 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1920 ml, 1306 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 75.0 g, 300 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 495 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2817 kcal total, 1845 kcal dextrose, 552 kcal AA, 420 kcal lipids, and 2265 kcal NPC