A Child Is Being Treated for Dehydration with Intravenous Fluids

question 6

Multiple Choice

A child is being treated for dehydration with intravenous fluids. The child currently weighs 13 kg and is estimated to have lost 7% of his normal body weight. The nurse is double-checking the IV rate the physician has ordered. The formula the physician used was for maintenance fluids: 1,000 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 bodyweight × 10 per kg of body weight. According to the calculation for maintenance plus replacement fluid, what should this child's hourly IV rate for 24 hours be?

• A)88
• B)86
• C)81
• D)83

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