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A tube-feeding formula is administered to the patient via Gastrostomy at 75 ml/hr. The formula contains 6.5% protein.
How much protein will the patient receive in the entire day, if the feeding must be held (stopped) for 2 hours before and 2 hours after the administration of Dilantin, twice a day?
Answer:
The protein feeding administered for the patient is 78 grams in total for the entire day.
Step-by-step explanation
The formula contains 6.5% of protein and administered at a rate of 75 ml/hr.
During the entire day feeding the formula was stopped twice for 4 hours (2 hours before and 2 after Dilantin administration)
In this case, Dilantin administered twice then the total stoppage time is 8 hours.
Therefore, the tube feeding formula is given to the patient for 24-8= 16 hours.
For one hour 75 ml was administered then 16 hours, the feeding formula administered was 16*75ml= 1200ml.
100ml of tube feeding formula contains 6.5 grams, then 1200ml contains (1200/100)*6.5= 12*6.5=78 grams of protein.