Practice problems
| # | Question |
|---|---|
| 1 | Using the BMI index chart, calculate the BMI for a 23 year old patient weighing 189 pounds and measuring 5"9'. |
| 2 | Determine the BMI for a 52 year old person weighing 217 pound of 5 ft 6 inches height using the appropriate formula. |
| 3 | Calculate the body mass index for a person measuring 1.95 meters and weighing 103 kilograms. Is the patient in normal weight range? |
| 4 | Calculate the daily caloric requirement for a 58 year old , female patient, weight 93 pound height 5 ft 5 inches using the Harris-Benedict equation. Use an activity factor of 1.2 and a stress factor of 1.2 |
| 5 | Calculate the daily fluid requirement range for a 267 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 50% dextrose at 70 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 15 % AA (amino acid) solution. |
| 9 | Calculate the kcal of lipids in 750 ml of 30 % lipid emulsion. |
| 10 | The TPN is prepared using 680 ml D70W, 890 ml of 15% AA and 240 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: 35.1
The Answer to question 3 is: 27.1, patient is overweight
The Answer to question 4 is: 1574 kcal
The Answer to question 5 is: 3641 - 4248 ml/day
The Answer to question 6 is: 3000 ml/day
The Answer to question 7 is: 1680 ml, 2856 kcal
The Answer to question 8 is: 187.5 g, 750 kcal
The Answer to question 9 is: 2250 kcal
The Answer to question 10 is: 2632 kcal total, 1618 kcal dextrose, 534 kcal AA, 480 kcal lipids, and 2098 kcal NPC