Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1 kcal/mL1500 mL/day6 × ? mL6× per day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is prescribed 1500 mL of formula a day, given as 6 equal bolus feeds. What volume V is given in each bolus? Round to the nearest whole number.

1500 mL/day6 boluses
V = mL
2.Easy
2 kcal/mL2000 mL/day? mL/h16 h/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is prescribed 2000 mL of tube feed a day, run by pump over 16 hours. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

2000 mL/day16 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
170 cmmanIBW = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Devine formula to find the ideal body weight IBW of a man who is 170 cm tall (1 in = 2.54 cm). Round to one decimal place.

170 cmman1 in = 2.54 cm
IBW = kg
4.Medium
185 cmmanIBW = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Devine formula to find the ideal body weight IBW of a man who is 185 cm tall (1 in = 2.54 cm). Round to one decimal place.

185 cmman1 in = 2.54 cm
IBW = kg
5.Hard
24 hdextrose 10%2000 mLamino acids 6%2000 mL55 kg24 hGIR = ? mg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 55 kg adult receives 2000 mL of parenteral nutrition containing 10% dextrose, infused over 24 hours. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.

55 kg2000 mLdextrose 10%24 h
GIR = mg/kg/min
6.Hard
24 hdextrose 15%1500 mLamino acids 4%1500 mLlipid 20%500 mL · 2 kcal/mLdextrose 3.4 kcal/gamino acids 4 kcal/gE = ? kcal

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Over 24 hours a patient receives 1500 mL of parenteral nutrition with final concentrations of 15% dextrose and 4% amino acids, plus 500 mL of 20% lipid emulsion (2 kcal/mL). Find the total energy E the patient receives in kcal per day. Round to the nearest whole number.

1500 mLdextrose 15%amino acids 4%lipid 500 mL · 2 kcal/mL
E = kcal/day

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 250 mL
  2. 2. R = 125 mL/h
  3. 3. IBW = 65.9 kg
  4. 4. IBW = 79.5 kg
  5. 5. GIR = 2.53 mg/kg/min
  6. 6. E = 2005 kcal/day

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