Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A man is 178 cm tall and weighs 80 kg. Find the actual weight as a percentage of the ideal body weight, %IBW, using the Devine formula (1 in = 2.54 cm). Round to the nearest whole number.
178 cm80 kgman
%IBW = %
2.Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculationsHard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Over 24 hours a patient receives 1500 mL of parenteral nutrition with final concentrations of 10% dextrose and 6% amino acids, plus 500 mL of 20% lipid emulsion (2 kcal/mL). Find the non-protein kilocalorie to nitrogen ratio NPC : N (the number x in x : 1). Round to the nearest whole number.
1500 mLdextrose 10%amino acids 6%lipid 500 mL · 2 kcal/mL
NPC : N =
3.IV fluids & fluid balanceMedium
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 12-hour shift. The patient weighs 46 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.
46 kg12 hurine: 375 mLurine: 175 mLwound drain: 60 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.IV fluids & fluid balanceHard
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 08:00 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 12:00?
1000 mL60 mL/h08:00 → 12:00
V = mL
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1.Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations
Answer: %IBW = 109 %
Needs and free water: energy needs are often estimated as kcal/kg/day × weight and protein needs as g/kg/day × weight. A formula is only partly water, so its free water = volume × water fraction; water flushes make up the rest of the daily fluid goal. Ideal body weight (Devine): IBW = 50 kg + 2.3 kg for every inch over 5 feet (60 in) for men, and 45.5 kg + 2.3 kg per inch over 60 in for women; 1 in = 2.54 cm. The formula is meant for adults at least 152.4 cm (5 ft) tall. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Ideal body weight (Devine)
178 cm/2.54 = 70.08 in
IBW = 50 + 2.3·(70.08 − 60) = 73.18 kg
Percentage of ideal body weight
%IBW = 80/73.18·100 = 109.3 ≈ 109%
Answer
%IBW = 109%
2.Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations
Answer: NPC : N = 105
Parenteral nutrition: dextrose provides 3.4 kcal/g, amino acids 4 kcal/g and lipid emulsion the kcal/mL stated (2 kcal/mL for 20%, 1.1 kcal/mL for 10%). Grams = % × mL/100. Non-protein kcal (NPC) = dextrose + lipid kcal; nitrogen = protein/6.25. The glucose infusion rate (GIR) in mg/kg/min = dextrose mg/(kg × minutes). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Grams of dextrose and amino acids
dextrose: 10·1500/100 = 150 g
amino acids: 6·1500/100 = 90 g
Kilocalories per component
dextrose: 150·3.4 = 510 kcal
amino acids: 90·4 = 360 kcal
lipid: 500·2 = 1000 kcal
Non-protein kcal and nitrogen
NPC = 510 + 1000 = 1510 kcal
N = 90/6.25 = 14.4 g
Ratio
NPC : N = 1510/14.4 = 104.9 ≈ 105 : 1
Answer
NPC : N = 105
Ratios of about 150 : 1 are typical for stable patients; lower ratios give relatively more protein.
3.IV fluids & fluid balance
Answer: U = 1 mL/kg/h
Intake and output: intake counts everything that goes in (oral fluids, IV infusions, IV medications and flushes, tube feeds); ice chips count as half their volume. Output counts urine, drains, vomit and other losses. Balance = total intake − total output; a negative balance is a net loss. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Total urine
375 + 175 = 550 mL
Per kilogram per hour
U = 550/(46·12) = 0.9964 ≈ 1 mL/kg/h
Answer
U = 1 mL/kg/h
4.IV fluids & fluid balance
Answer: V = 760 mL
Infusion time: time (h) = volume to infuse (mL)/rate (mL/h); use the volume still left in the bag, not the bag size. Volume infused = rate × time. Convert decimal hours to hours and minutes with the fraction × 60 (0.5 h = 30 min, not 50 min). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.