Nutrition for the Non-Critical Hospitalized Patient Ed Carlson, CVT
Nutritionfor the
Non-CriticalHospitalized Patient
Ed Carlson, CVT
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I’d like to talk to you about…….
diarrhea
Resting Energy Requirement
70 x (body weight in kg) ¾ = RER
OR
30 x (body weight in kg) + 70 = RER
Sandy weighs 44 pounds, 20.0 kg.
70 x (body weight in kg)¾ = RER
70 x (20kg)¾ = 662 kcal/day
Or30 x (body weight in kg) + 70 = RER
30 x 20kg = 600 + 70 = 670 kcal/day
King weighs 100 pounds, 45.5 kg.
70 x (body weight in kg)¾ = RER
70 x (45.5kg)¾ = 1226 kcal/day
Or30 x (body weight in kg) + 70 = RER
30 x 45kg = 1365 + 70 = 1435 kcal/day
Tiny weighs 3 pounds, 1.36 kg.
70 x (body weight in kg)¾ = RER
70 x (1.36kg)¾ = 88.1 kcal/day
Or30 x (body weight in kg) + 70 = RER
30 x 1.36kg = 40.8 + 70 = 111 kcal/day
One 13 oz. can of Hill's® Prescription Diet® i/d® Canine Gastrointestinal Health contains 369 kcal.
We determined Sandy’s RER is 670 kcal.
Sandy needs to eat 1.8 cans per day to meet her RER (670 divided by 369 = 1.8)
Max - beagle mixRER = 670 kcal per day
How much canned Iams chicken should he be fed per day?
427.5 kcal/can
379 kcal/cup
Rex - lab
RER = 1137 kcal / day
How much Iams Mini Chunks should he be fed per day?
3 oz. can – 97 kcal
How many 3 oz. cans of Iamsshould she eat per day?
Fluffy – DSHRER = 205 per day
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