PKU Trio™ Transition Calculator

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Calculator Description

This calculator is designed to provide an individual transition plan with the following considerations:

How gradually do I want my patient to transition?
Do I want to use grams, scoops or household measures?
Would my patient benefit from a higher or lower concentration?

When you've decided on a transition plan, you can generate a handout to give to your patient.

Author

Vitaflo Dietitians

Calculator

Protein equivalent (PE) per 100g current phe-free formula*

Calories per 100g current phe-free formula (kcal)*

Weight of current phe-free formula prescribed per day (g)*

Number of feeds per day*

The calculator will use the same number of feeds for PKU Trio

Preferred method of measurement*

Scoops are rounded to the nearest whole unit and tablespoons are rounded to the nearest 1/2 unit in the calculator

Phe-free formula scoop weight (g)

Phe-free formula tablespoon weight (g)

PE/day (g) from phe-free formula based on prescribed quantity

Total calories per day from current phe-free formula (kcal)

kcal/fl oz

kcal/ml

Desired calorie density

If a desired calorie density is not entered, the calculator will use standard dilution of PKU trio (26kcal/fl.oz or 0.88kcal/100ml).

Desired steps in transition to trio

Consider a longer transition if: - taste difference is significant - there is a likely increase in osmolality

Patient and HCP information

You can pre-fill information about patient and HCP. This appears in your download.

Patient Name

Patient Date of Birth

Patient/Hospital Number

Date

Start date

Additional Advice

HCP name

This information is loaded from your profile. You can change it in My settings section.

Contact details

The following plan is to transition from your current medical food to PKU trio.

The two medical foods can be combined and prepared to the volumes shown below:

TRANSITION STEPS

Notices
'Added water' cannot be reported as it will vary depending on the bulk density of the powder from which the child is transitioning on to PKU trio.

Common practice is to mix both medical foods together when transitioning. Please note that the stability of either medical food cannot be guaranteed when mixed.

Please refer to individual manufacturer guidance for instructions regarding storage when medical foods are reconstituted. Please refer to individual product labels for allergen advice.

PKU trio is food for special medical purposes and must be used under medical supervision. PKU trio is for the dietary management of Phenylketonuria (PKU).