FDNT 441: MNT 1 Name: _Nayle Aranda_______
Assignment #4 /5 points
Nutrition Calculations Assignment
For each scenario, calculate:
Calories
Protein
Fluid
Include the rationale of why you chose the formula/calculation you used.
Please show all of your work.
1. 75 year old woman admitted with Altered Mental Status/ UTI, PMH of Dementia
UBW per hospital records 150 lbs (past 2 admissions in last 3 months)
Actual body wt upon current admission: 135 lbs. Height: 5’ 6’’ PO intake < 50% meals x 3
days. Reports poor appetite at home “for months”
BMI: 135/2.2=61.36kg
66x2.54/100= 1.68m
61.36/1.68m2= 21.7kg/m2 Normal
IBW: 130lbs
%IBW: 135lbs/130lbsx100%=103.85% Normal
Senior patient with Altered Mental Status/ UTI, and PMH of Dementia = Critically ill with
normal BMI and %IBW
CALORIES: ASPEN because Penn State is not possible due no data of Tmax.
BMI <30 = 25 – 30 kcal/kg actual weight
25 x 61.36kg = 1534kcal – 30 x 61.36kg=1840.8kcal
Total calorie requirement: between 1500kcal-1800kcals/day
PROTEIN: Older adult = 1g/kg
