Nutrition Formulas Flashcards
1
Q
Weight gain (growth velocity)
A
g/kg/d = (weight change g / current weight kg) / #days
2
Q
% weight loss
A
% weight loss = (weight change kg / previous weight kg) x 100
3
Q
TFG
A
TFG = ml/kg/d
4
Q
Rate
A
Rate = ml/hr
5
Q
TFG VS TFA
A
TFG ml/kg/d = rate x 24 / kg
TFA (actual) ml/d = rate x 24
6
Q
GIR
A
GIR = mg/kg/min
7
Q
GIR
A
GIR mg/kg/min = D% x TFG / 144
8
Q
Titrate GIR
A
GIR +/- 1 = (150 / D%) +/- TFG
9
Q
Total kcal
A
Total Kcal = kcal/kg/d
10
Q
Kcal PO
A
kcal/kg/d = TFA x kcal/oz / 30 / kg
11
Q
Kcal IVF
A
Total kcal/kg/d = (D + AA + IL) / kg
12
Q
D kcal
A
D kcal = D% x .0346 x TFA PN
(TFA / 24) - ILml/hr)) x 24 = TFA PN (used to calculate kcal
13
Q
AA kcal
A
4 x AA%/100
OR
4 x AAg/kg/d
14
Q
IL Kcal
A
IL = ILml/hr x 24 x 2
