Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 37 year old patient weighing 134 pounds and measuring 4"10'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 35 year old person weighing 230 pound of 5 ft 8 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.75 meters and weighing 104 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 35 year old , male patient, weight 104 pound height 5 ft 3 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1.4 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 187 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 50% 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 500 ml of 10 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 250 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 720 ml D70W, 735 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: 35.0
The Answer to question 3 is: 34.0, patient is obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 2149 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 2550 - 2975 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3300 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1920 ml, 3264 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 50.0 g, 200 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 500 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3155 kcal total, 1714 kcal dextrose, 441 kcal AA, 1000 kcal lipids, and 2714 kcal NPC