TYK119
The normal maintenance fluid requirement in a 2-day old neonate is:
a) 60 mL/kg/24 hr
b) 80 mL/kg/24 hr
c) 100 mL/kg/24 hr
d) 120 mL/kg/24 hr
e) 150 mL/kg/24 hr
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Answer
Answer b.
A 1-day old neonate requires 60 mL/kg/24 hr of maintenance fluids. This increases to 80 mL/kg/24 hr for the 2-day old. During days 1-4, the requirements increase by 20 mL/kg/24 hr.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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