Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 47 year old patient weighing 210 pounds and measuring 6"2'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 35 year old person weighing 186 pound of 5 ft 9 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.65 meters and weighing 134 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 96 year old , male patient, weight 81 pound height 5 ft 7 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.2 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 244 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.4 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 20% 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 1500 ml of 5.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 450 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 695 ml D70W, 750 ml of 15% AA and 230 ml of 20% fat emulsion. Calculate total kcal, kcal for each macronutrient and NPC (non protein calories). |
Answers
The Answer to question 1 is: 27
The Answer to question 2 is: 27.5
The Answer to question 3 is: 49.2, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 1206 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3327 - 3882 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2100 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1320 ml, 898 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 82.5 g, 330 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 900 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2564 kcal total, 1654 kcal dextrose, 450 kcal AA, 460 kcal lipids, and 2114 kcal NPC