A patient requires 1800 kcal per day and is receiving a standard formula that provides 1.2 kcal per milliliter in eight intermittent feedings daily. Calculate the volume of formula required at each feeding.

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To determine the volume of formula required at each feeding, we need to first calculate the total volume of formula required per day.

Total daily calorie requirement = 1800 kcal
Calories provided per milliliter of formula = 1.2 kcal/mL

Therefore, total volume of formula required per day = 1800/1.2 = 1500 mL

Since the formula is administered in 8 intermittent feedings per day, the volume of formula required at each feeding can be calculated as:

Volume of formula per feeding = Total volume of formula per day / Number of feedings 
= 1500 mL / 8 
= 187.5 mL

Rounding up to the nearest whole number, the answer is C) 188 mL.

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