A patient with acute kidney injury has a urine output of 500 milliliters per day. The nurse determines his daily fluid needs to be about _____ milliliters.

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For patients with acute kidney injury, fluid intake recommendations often include the amount of daily urine output plus an additional 400-500 milliliters to account for insensible losses (such as perspiration and respiration). Therefore, with a urine output of 500 milliliters, adding approximately 400 milliliters for insensible losses gives a total of around 900 milliliters.

A Patient with Acute Kidney Injury Has a Urine Output