The maximum amount of blood that should be discarded from the indwelling arterial catheter of an infant is ____ mL

a. 0.3 c. 0.8
b. 0.5 d. 1.0


ANS: B
The discarded volume for an infant is typically only approximately 0.2 to 0.5 mL.

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