Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 35 year old patient weighing 171 pounds and measuring 5"8'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 61 year old person weighing 202 pound of 5 ft 4 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.65 meters and weighing 116 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 92 year old , male patient, weight 59 pound height 5 ft 10 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1.7 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 156 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 2.4 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 50% dextrose at 55 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 8.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1050 ml of 30 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 685 ml D70W, 795 ml of 15% AA and 280 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 26
The Answer to question 2 is: 34.7
The Answer to question 3 is: 42.6, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 1429 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 2127 - 2482 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3600 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1320 ml, 2244 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 63.8 g, 255 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 3150 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2667 kcal total, 1630 kcal dextrose, 477 kcal AA, 560 kcal lipids, and 2190 kcal NPC