A nurse explains that the minimal acceptable hourly urine output for a patient in shock who weighs 220 lb is _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
5 mL
220 lb รท 2.2 lb = 10 kg; 0.5 mL/kg/hr 10 = 5 mL.
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