Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 35 year old patient weighing 153 pounds and measuring 5"6'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 67 year old person weighing 150 pound of 6 ft 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 93 year old , male patient, weight 95 pound height 5 ft 11 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.7 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 118 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.7 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 70% dextrose at 60 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 250 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 890 ml D70W, 870 ml of 15% AA and 490 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: 20.4
The Answer to question 3 is: 45.8, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 2058 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1609 - 1877 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2550 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1440 ml, 3427 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 55.0 g, 220 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 500 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3620 kcal total, 2118 kcal dextrose, 522 kcal AA, 980 kcal lipids, and 3098 kcal NPC