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Kati is a 19-year-old female who suffered a head injury and multiple broken bones in a motorcycle accident.She is currently in a coma, on a mechanical ventilator, and receiving enteral nutrition.Kati is 5'2" tall and weighs 115 pounds.
-Estimate Kati's energy needs using the Ireton-Jones equation: 1925 + [5 wt (kg) ] - [10 age (yr) ] + (281 sex) + (292 trauma) + (851 burn) .You must insert the appropriate numbers for gender, trauma, and burn.
A) 2288
B) 2569
C) 3420
D) 3240
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