Enteral & parenteral nutrition calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1.5 kcal/mL1500 kcal/day? mL/h16 h/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient needs 1500 kcal a day from a tube feed that provides 1.5 kcal/mL. The feed runs by pump for 16 hours a day. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

1500 kcal/day1.5 kcal/mL16 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
2 kcal/mL1600 mL/day5 × ? mL5× per day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient is prescribed 1600 mL of formula a day, given as 5 equal bolus feeds. What volume V is given in each bolus? Round to the nearest whole number.

1600 mL/day5 boluses
V = mL
3.Medium
1.2 kcal/mL25 kcal/kg/day? mL/h50 kg16 h/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 50 kg adult (BMI below 30) needs 25 kcal/kg/day. The tube feed provides 1.2 kcal/mL and runs by pump for 16 hours a day. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

50 kg25 kcal/kg/day1.2 kcal/mL16 h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
2 kcal/mL35 kcal/kg/day? mL/h77 kg24 h/day

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 77 kg adult (BMI below 30) needs 35 kcal/kg/day. The tube feed provides 2 kcal/mL and runs by pump for 24 hours a day. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to the nearest whole number.

77 kg35 kcal/kg/day2 kcal/mL24 h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
16 hdextrose 10%1800 mLamino acids 6%1800 mL97 kg16 hGIR = ? mg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 97 kg adult receives 1800 mL of parenteral nutrition containing 10% dextrose, infused over 16 hours. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.

97 kg1800 mLdextrose 10%16 h
GIR = mg/kg/min
6.Hard
10.5 kgdextrose 12.5%27 mL/hGIR = ? mg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child who weighs 10.5 kg receives 12.5% dextrose at 27 mL/h. Find the glucose infusion rate GIR in mg/kg/min. Round to two decimal places.

10.5 kg12.5%27 mL/h
GIR = mg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 63 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 320 mL
  3. 3. R = 65 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 56 mL/h
  5. 5. GIR = 1.93 mg/kg/min
  6. 6. GIR = 5.36 mg/kg/min

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