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The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old patient admitted with suspected dehydration. What is the daily oral fluid maintenance requirement in milliliters for the patient weighing 45 lb

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The correct answer for this question is '1510ml'

According to the Holliday-Segar formula that is 100-50-20 ( 100ml/kg for first 10kg, 50ml/kg for second 10kg, 20ml/kg for the remaining weight).

The weight of the child is given in pounds so we need to convert this into kilograms by dividing the weight in pounds by 2.2

45/2.2 = 20.5 kg

Now according to the formula multiply the first 10kg with 100 = 1000ml, the other 10kg with 50 = 500ml, the remaining weight that is 0.5 kilograms with 20 = 10ml.

1000+500+10 = 1510ml

The fluid rate is 63ml/hr.

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