If a 40-year-old, woman weighing 60 kg breaks both ankles while hiking and is hospitalized, her fluid needs would be _____ mL.
a. 1800 to 2100
b. 2100 to 2400
c. 2400 to 2700
d. 2700 to 3000
Answer: b. 2100 to 2400
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