Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 58 year old patient weighing 147 pounds and measuring 6. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 43 year old person weighing 200 pound of 5 ft 4 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.8 meters and weighing 98 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 45 year old , male patient, weight 74 pound height 5 ft 10 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.5 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 128 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.8 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 50% dextrose at 65 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 5.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1250 ml of 10 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 770 ml D70W, 850 ml of 15% AA and 370 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 20
The Answer to question 2 is: 34.4
The Answer to question 3 is: 30.2, patient is obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 2170 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1745 - 2036 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2700 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1560 ml, 2652 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 27.5 g, 110 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 1375 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3083 kcal total, 1833 kcal dextrose, 510 kcal AA, 740 kcal lipids, and 2573 kcal NPC