Question

Mrs Jones is a 55 year old woman, she is 5'6" tall and weighs 140 lbs (63.6 kg). She has suffered a stroke and is unable to eat; therefore, she is receiving a tube feeding. The tube feeding ordered for her provides: 1 calorie/mL and 40 grams of protein/1000 mL. It is infusing at a rate of 50 mL/hour for 24 hour

Answer 1

Given that,

Age of Mrs Jones = 55 years

Height = 5'6''

Weight = 140 lb = 63.6 kg

The tube feeding ordered for her provides:

1 cal/mL and 40 grams of protein/1000 mL.

It is infusing at a rate of 50 mL/hour for 24 hour.

Suppose, We need to find her protein needs per day

We know that,

According to the DRI, 0.8 gram of protein per kg of body weight is required protein per day.

Thus,

We need to calculate her protein needs per day

Using formula for protein needs per day

$Protein = 0.8\times W$

Put the value of weight

$Protein = 0.8\times63.6$

$Protein = 50.88\ g$

Hence, 50.88g of protein are needed per day for Mrs jones.