Question 132 · LEK · Fluid therapy
The maintenance fluid requirement in a child weighing 35 kg amounts to:
- A. 1000 mL.
- B. 1300 mL.
- C. 1500 mL.
- D. 1800 mL.
- E. 2100 mL.
Hint
Apply the Holliday-Segar rule, splitting the weight into the first 10 kg, the next 10 kg and the remaining kilograms.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Emergency medicine, anesthesiology and intensive care
- The term ”death triad” denotes:
- Indicate the true statement on the triage in the case of a mass-casualty incident:
- Which of the following is a specific antidote in the intoxication with zolpidem?
- The laboratory test confirming carbon monoxide intoxication determines the concentration of carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO). Its values equal to 5%:
- Hypothermia is defined as a decrease in the core body temperature to:
- A 50-year-old man referred to the emergency department after being beaten a day before. He complains of diplopia, tenderness and the pain in the…