Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 65 year old patient weighing 143 pounds and measuring 5"1'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 72 year old person weighing 208 pound of 5 ft 10 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.75 meters and weighing 57 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 50 year old , female patient, weight 58 pound height 5 ft 3 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.3 and a stress factor of 1 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 100 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 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 1500 ml of 8.5 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 950 ml of 30 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 670 ml D70W, 980 ml of 15% AA and 430 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: 29.9
The Answer to question 3 is: 18.6, patient is normal
The Answer to question 4 is: 1260 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 1364 - 1591 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3600 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1920 ml, 3264 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 127.5 g, 510 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 2850 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 3043 kcal total, 1595 kcal dextrose, 588 kcal AA, 860 kcal lipids, and 2455 kcal NPC