Question

Enteral feeding calculations

1. Calculate total calories, protein, and free water provided in the following examples.  DO NOT ROUND UP final numbers!  Show your work.

Full strength Osmolite 1.2 at 60 mls/hr x 24 hours

            Calories

                        

            Protein:

                        

            Free Water:

                        

            Full strength Jevity 1.5 at 50 mL/hr x 20 hours

            

            Calories

                        

            

            Protein

                        

            Free water

                        

                                    

Full strength Glucerna 1.2 at 75 mL/hr x 24 hours

            Calories

                        

            Protein

                        

            Water

                        

                        Full strength Vital 1.0 at 90 mL/hr x 20 hours

            Calories

                        

            Protein

                        

            Water

                        

            Mrs Jones is receiving full strength Osmolite 1.5 360 mL of formula at 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000.  She receives 30 mL of water flush before each feeding and 50 mL flush after each feeding.  Calculate how much calories, protein and free water she is receiving daily.

                        

                        

*Is Mrs Jones meeting the RDI for vitamins & minerals??         

            Mr Smith requires 1800 kcals, 75 g protein, and 2.4 liters of fluid daily.  Using Jevity 1.2, what would his enteral feeding prescription be for 24 hour continuous feedings.  Calculate tube feeding rate, daily kcals, protein and free water the prescription would provide.  

            FS Jevity 1.2 @ 62.5 ml/hr x 24 hours

Mr Cooper is receiving full strength Osmolite 1.5 at 50 mLs/hr x 24 hours in the hospital.  He is getting ready to go home on bolus feedings.  How much calories, protein and free water is he receiving in the hospital?  Calculate a bolus feeding regimen for Mr Cooper to follow at home that provides similar calories and protein as his hospital feeding and provides 1 mL per kcal of free water.

                        

*Is Mr. Cooper meeting the RDI for vitamins & minerals??         

            Mrs Smith is receiving full strength Jevity 1.2 at 65 mL/hr s 24 hours in the hospital.  She is going to go home on nocturnal feedings.  Set up a feeding regimen that provides similar kcals, protein, and water over 14 hours as her hospital regimen.  Provide free water equal to 1 ml per kcal of feeding.  

                        

*Is Mrs Smith meeting the RDI for vitamins & minerals??       

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