Mrs. P is an 85-year-old female who is a resident of a long-term care facility. The wound nurse was doing her rounds and noticed that Mrs. P had developed an open ulcer with a partial thickness loss of dermis and a red-pink wound bed on the side of her hip. She is 5'2" and weighs 52 kilograms with no known gastrointestinal or autoimmune issues. The wound nurse schedules a nutrition consultation
for Mrs. P and discusses her findings with you.How many kilocalories per kilogram of bodyweight does she need to properly heal?
a. about 10
b. about 15
c. about 19
d. about 23
e. about 30
e
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A. 313 B. 437 C. 287 D. 137
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a. His growth ceases. b. He will be hyperactive and cry for food excessively. c. His brain development will be impaired from ages 2–5. d. He will have severe edema of the abdomen, but insufficient water retention by the brain. e. He will show no outward signs of impairment.
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