Compute the daily amount of pediatric maintenance fluids for the following patients, using these guidelines:
100 mL/kg/day for the first 10 kg of body weight
50 mL/kg/day for the next 10 kg of body weight
20 mL/kg/day for each kg above 20 kg of body weight
A child who weighs 40 lb. __________ mL/day
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
1,410
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