Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident. She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition. Kati is 5'2" tall and weighs 115 pounds

Estimate Kati's energy needs using the Ireton-Jones equation:
1925 + [5 ? wt (kg)] – [10 ? age (yr)] + (281 ? sex) + (292 ? trauma) + (851 ? burn).

a. 2288
b. 2828
c. 3420
d. 3240


a

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