JR is 56 year old female patient who is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 119 pounds. She is bedridden (activity factor 1.2) and recently had a traumatic fall resulting in a fractured tibia (stress factor 1.4). The patient requires 30% of her TDE to be from lipids. How many mL of a 20% lipid emulsion should be added to her parenteral nutrition ? Given the kcal requirements calculated from protein (955) and fat requirements in previous questions, approximately how many kcal of JR's TDE will be derived from carbohydrates? Using the answer selected from the previous question, approximately how many milliliters of a 50% dextrose solution should be added to JR's parenteral nutrition?

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