A 14-month-old girl is brought to urgent care by her parents for persistent fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Upon questioning, the parents report that the child has had only one to two wet diapers per day for the last 2 days. The child's weight is noted to be 2 pounds less than her normal weight. This is equivalent to approximately how much fluid loss?

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One pound of weight loss is equal to approximately 500 mL of fluid loss. The child has lost 2 pounds, which is equivalent to 1000 mL or 1 liter of fluid loss.

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