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    Ati paediatrics midterm assessment Coker u bsn proctored exam

    A 5-year-old child weighing 22 kg is admitted with dehydration. Calculate the daily maintenance fluid requirement in milliliters for this child.

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. This is incorrect B. Step 1: Use the Holliday-Segar method for daily maintenance fluids: 100 mL/kg for the first 10 kg of body weight 50 mL/kg for the next 10 kg 20 mL/kg for each kg above 20 kg Step 2: Calculate fluid for the first 10 kg 10 kg × 100 mL/kg = 1,000 mL Step 3: Calculate fluid for the next 10 kg 10 kg × 50 mL/kg = 500 mL Step 4: Calculate fluid for remaining weight 22 kg − 20 kg = 2 kg 2 kg × 20 mL/kg = 40 mL Step 5: Add all amounts 1,000 + 500 + 40 = 1,540 mL C. This is incorrect D. This is incorrect

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