A child is being treated for dehydration with intravenous fluids. The child currently weighs 13 kg and is estimated to have lost 7 percent of the normal body weight. The nurse is double-checking the IV rate the practitioner has ordered
The formula the practitioner used was for maintenance fluids: 1000 mL for 10 kg of body weight plus 50 cc for every kg over 10 for 24 hours. Replacement fluid is the percentage of lost body weight × 10 per kg of body weight. According to the calculation for maintenance plus replacement fluid, this child's hourly IV rate for 24 hours should be ____ mL.
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Correct Answer: 86
Rationale: Maintenance need for 13 kg is 1000 + (50 × 3), or 1150 mL/24 hours. Add to this the replacement-fluid loss = 7 (percent of total body weight lost) × 10 = 70 mL/kg/24 hours (70 × 13 = 910). 1150 + 910 = 2060 for 24 hours. 2060/24 = 86 mL per hour.
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