The child has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit following a motor vehicle accident. The child weighs 39 pounds. Calculate the child's minimum expected urinary output in milliliters over an 8-hour period
Round to the nearest whole number. __________ milliliters Standard Text: Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
142 milliliters
Rationale: Normal urine output for children is at least 1 ml/kg/hr. The child weighs 39 pounds. To calculate the child's weight in kilograms, 39 pounds is divided by 2.2. There are 2.2 pounds in each kilogram. The child should produce at least 1 milliliter per kilogram each hour. The child weighs 17.727 kilograms. Multiply this number by 1 milliliter/kilogram. This is 17.727 milliliters of urine produced each hour. Multiply this number by 8, and it equals 141.818. When rounded to a whole number, this is 142 milliliters.
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