Question

8. Using the Harris-Benedict equation, calculate the caloric requirement for a septic patient (stress level). Men BEE (kcal) = 66 + [(13.7) (Wt. in kg)]+ [5 (Ht in cm)] - 6.8 (Age in yr) Women BEE (kcal) = 655+ [(9.6) (Wt. in kg)] + [1.8 (Ht in cm)] - 4.7 (Age in yr) 56-year-old hospitalized female patient weighing 121 lb. and measuring 5 ft. 3 in. in height. a. Caloric requirement: b. Calculate the daily quantity of protein in Kcal that will be required for the above patient based on 0.8 g/kg

Answer 1

one pound = 0.453592kg

one foot = 0.3048 metre

one inch = 2.54cm

a. converting and applying the values we will get

655 + ([9.6 x 54.88]) + [1.8 x 1.6] - (4.7 x 56)

655 + 526.848 + 2.88 - 263.2

1184.728 - 263.2

921.528 is the caloric requirement

b. 0.8grams x 54.88kg = 43.904 grams of protein

7.

metric BMI equation is weight in kg / height in metre square

a, weight = 44.452kg and height is 1.4986

by substituting the values 44.452/2.2458

there for the BMI = 19.7933

b, weight is 82.5537kg and height is 1.8288 m

by substituting the values 82.5537/3.3445

there for the BMI is 24.6834

both the bmi values are normal