A Patient with Severe Burns Had a Dietitian Consultation for Nutritional

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient with severe burns had a dietitian consultation for nutritional support.The patient weighs 145 pounds.What recommendations by the dietitian does the nurse anticipate initiating?

• A) At least 2307 kcal/day
• B) Juven formula
• C) 2 cal HN formula
• D) At least 1648 kcal/day
• E) Perative formula

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Pythagorean Theorem

A fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle, stating that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.