Hospital day 2: Patient remains stable on IV fluid. Her pain has been somewhat controlled with parenteral analgesics, but she is still unable to eat. Dr. Bennett consults you to evaluate the parenteral nutrition she has suggested: a dextrose-based parenteral solution with 4.25% amino acids, 25% dextrose, electrolytes, vitamins, and trace elements at a rate of 85 cc/hr with 500 cc/day of 10% lipids. Will this meet the patient’s energy and protein needs?
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