Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 57 year old patient weighing 138 pounds and measuring 5"4'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 24 year old person weighing 132 pound of 6 ft height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.55 meters and weighing 123 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 46 year old , male patient, weight 100 pound height 5 ft 3 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1.2 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 277 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 2.1 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 70% dextrose at 95 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 15 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 550 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 730 ml D70W, 745 ml of 15% AA and 300 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 23
The Answer to question 2 is: 17.9
The Answer to question 3 is: 51.2, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 1699 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3777 - 4407 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3150 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 2280 ml, 5426 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 150.0 g, 600 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 1100 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2784 kcal total, 1737 kcal dextrose, 447 kcal AA, 600 kcal lipids, and 2337 kcal NPC