An 18-pound, 12-month-old child with a known diagnosis of Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia has been ordered to receive a calorie intake of 150 calories/kg per day. The total caloric intake prescribed is:
1. 1528
2. 1227
3. 2700
4. None of the above
2
18/2.2= 8.18 kg
8.18 kg x 150 calories= 1227 calories per day
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1. Too many calories per day
2. Adequate calories per day
3. Too many calories per day
4. One answer is correct.
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