Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 48 year old patient weighing 224 pounds and measuring 6"3'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 77 year old person weighing 213 pound of 6 ft height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.5 meters and weighing 91 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 98 year old , female patient, weight 73 pound height 5 ft 9 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 254 lb patient. |
| 6 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement for a patient with BSA of 1.6 m2 |
| 7 | A TPN patient receives a TPN with 70% dextrose at 50 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 15 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 1450 ml of 20 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 655 ml D70W, 1000 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: 28
The Answer to question 2 is: 28.9
The Answer to question 3 is: 40.4, patient is extremely obese
The Answer to question 4 is: 1005 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3464 - 4041 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 2400 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1200 ml, 2856 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 225.0 g, 900 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 2900 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2579 kcal total, 1559 kcal dextrose, 600 kcal AA, 420 kcal lipids, and 1979 kcal NPC