Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 34 year old patient weighing 147 pounds and measuring 6. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 62 year old person weighing 232 pound of 5 ft 6 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.75 meters and weighing 115 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 86 year old , male patient, weight 117 pound height 5 ft 10 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1.7 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 252 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 2.0 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 20% 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 1250 ml of 8.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1050 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 610 ml D70W, 915 ml of 15% AA and 210 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: 37.5
The Answer to question 3 is: 37.6, patient is obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 2439 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3436 - 4009 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3000 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1560 ml, 1061 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 106.3 g, 425 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 2100 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2421 kcal total, 1452 kcal dextrose, 549 kcal AA, 420 kcal lipids, and 1872 kcal NPC