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Practice Question

Mr. Anderson is a 50-year-old male client who presented to the emergency department (ED) at 0615 with intermittent cramping abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, and nausea and vomiting for the past 3 days. He denies constipation or diarrhea. He completed his second cycle of chemotherapy infusion last week for a newly diagnosed stage III gastric cancer. Mr. Anderson's maintenance intravenous fluid was started at 0930. The practical nurse checks the fluid level at 1100. How much IV fluid did Mr. Anderson receive during that time?

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Correct Answer:

225 mL

Rationale:

💧An adult’s typical maintenance IV fluid rate is about 150 mL/hr.

⏰From 0930 to 1100 is 1.5 hours, so at 150 mL/hr the infusion delivers 225 mL.

🧮Clinical calculations for maintenance fluids often round to the nearest available infusion rate, confirming 225 mL fits the timeframe.

🩺This distinguishes it from smaller or larger volumes, confirming the correct choice is 225 mL, not 200, 250, or 275 mL.

📌Core Message

An adult maintenance infusion at 150 mL/hr over 1.5 hours delivers 225 mL.

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