A child weighs 82 lb. The correct calculation for this child's 24-hour maintenance fluid requirements is ____________________ mL
ANS:
1,845.45
For a child weighing less than 20 kg, the daily maintenance fluid requirement is 1,500 mL + 20 mL/kg for each kg above 20. This child weighs 37.27 kg, so he or she needs 1,500 mL + (20 x 17.27) = 1845.45 mL.
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