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Pediatric Fluids and Electrolytes
Topic Started: Sep 22 2015, 09:10 PM (113 Views)
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DB is a 3-year-old girl who presents to the ER with fatigue and generalized malaise. Her parents say that she currently has the flu and they brought her here after she fainted. After further examination, you learn the following:

Current weight: 12 kg
Pre-illness weight: 13 kg
Na: 142 mEq/L
RR 29
HR 128
BP 97/62
T 103°F

1. What is the type and degree of DB’s dehydration?
a. Mild isotonic
b. Moderate isotonic
c. Mild hypotonic
d. Moderate hypotonic
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