A patient is given 1000 mL of 5%(5g/100mL) glucose?

Question

a carbohydrate)solution intravenously. HOw many calories did the patient receive?

How do I do this problem?

Answer 1

Let glucose be called G. Let the solution be called soln. Let calories be called cal.

1000mLsoln x 5gG/100mLsoln x ncal/gG = (1000)(5)(n)/(100) = Answer

You have to know next how many calories of glucose per gram of glucose. You are missing this information.

Answer 2

If there's 5g in 100ml, then there's 50g in 1000ml.

Now, how many calories in a gram of glucose?
Shame on you for not giving us that.

Using Wikipedia, I got a value of 4,000 calories per gram.
That would give- 200,000 calories

If you have a different value for calories per gram, don't forget to update the wiki page !

Answer 3

50