What is the required number of milliliters of fluid needed per day for a 14-kg child?
A) 800
B) 1000
C) 1200
D) 1400

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For the first 10 kg of body weight,a child requires 100 ml/kg.For each additional kilogram of body weight,an extra 50 ml is needed.
10 kg × 100 ml/kg/day = 1000 ml
4 kg × 50 ml/kg/day = 200 ml
1000 ml + 200 ml = 1200 ml/day
Eight hundred to 1000 ml is too little; 1400 ml is too much.

What Is the Required Number of Milliliters of Fluid Needed