Calculate the daily maintenance fluids for pediatric patients. If a child is receiving gentamicin 25 mg IV q8h, and the minimal concentration is 1 mg / mL, what is the maximum volume of fluid in which the medication can be safely diluted?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
25 mL
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