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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 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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