A 40-year-old male weighing 187 pounds is admitted to the bu…
A 40-year-old male weighing 187 pounds is admitted to the burn unit after sustaining partial-thickness burns on his:Entire anterior chest and abdomenEntire front of his left armEntire front of both legs. Using the Rule of Nines, calculate the total volume of lactated Ringer’s solution the patient should receive in the first 24 hours according to the Parkland formula.
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The nurse is caring for a client undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). At the start of the exchange, the nurse instills 1500 mL of dialysate into the peritoneal cavity. At the end of the dwell time, 1900 mL of fluid is drained.How much excess fluid was removed from the patient during this PD exchange?
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