Of the following patients, who is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?
A. 4-month-old infant with an intractable fever of 103.2° F
B. 17-year-old adolescent with gastroenteritis
C. 28-year-old woman with Crohn disease
D. 63-year-old man with diverticulitis
A
Infants are at greater risk for fluid volume deficit (FVD), a condition involving water and electrolytes lost in equal or isotonic proportions.
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