Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
2 kcal/mL84 g protein/L60 mL/h16 h/dayP = ? g/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A tube feed with 84 g of protein per litre runs at 60 mL/h for 16 hours a day. How many grams of protein P does the patient receive per day? Round to one decimal place.

60 mL/h16 h/day84 g/L
P = g/day
2.Easy
1 kcal/mL1440 mL/day? mL/h20 h/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is prescribed 1440 mL of tube feed a day, run by pump over 20 hours. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

1440 mL/day20 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
1.2 kcal/mL81% free water80 mL/hevery 6 h68 kg · 35 mL/kg/day24 h/dayV = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 68 kg patient has a fluid goal of 35 mL/kg/day and receives all fluid through a feeding tube. The formula is 81% free water and runs at 80 mL/h for 24 hours a day. The rest of the fluid is given as water flushes every 6 hours. What volume V is each flush? Round to the nearest whole number.

68 kg35 mL/kg/day81%80 mL/h · 24 hevery 6 h
V = mL
4.Medium
161 cmwomanIBW = ? kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Devine formula to find the ideal body weight IBW of a woman who is 161 cm tall (1 in = 2.54 cm). Round to one decimal place.

161 cmwoman1 in = 2.54 cm
IBW = kg
5.Hard
10.5 kgdextrose 5%43 mL/hGIR = ? mg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child who weighs 10.5 kg receives 5% dextrose at 43 mL/h. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.

10.5 kg5%43 mL/h
GIR = mg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 kgdextrose 12.5%22 mL/hGIR = ? mg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child who weighs 8 kg receives 12.5% dextrose at 22 mL/h. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.

8 kg12.5%22 mL/h
GIR = mg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. P = 80.6 g/day
  2. 2. R = 72 mL/h
  3. 3. V = 206 mL
  4. 4. IBW = 53.3 kg
  5. 5. GIR = 3.41 mg/kg/min
  6. 6. GIR = 5.73 mg/kg/min

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