Question

1. if you have an 80 lb dog that the doctor assesses to be 8% dehydrated. the doctor wants the patient to be on twice the rate of his maintenance iv fluids. what would the fluid rate be in ml/hour?

Explanation:

Step1: Convert dog's weight to kg

1 lb = 0.453592 kg, so 80 lb = 80×0.453592 = 36.28736 kg.

Step2: Calculate maintenance fluid rate

The general maintenance fluid rate is 60 - 80 mL/kg/day. Let's use 60 mL/kg/day for calculation. So the daily maintenance fluid volume for this dog is 36.28736×60 = 2177.2416 mL/day.

Step3: Calculate hourly maintenance fluid rate

There are 24 hours in a day. So the hourly maintenance fluid rate is $\frac{2177.2416}{24}\approx90.72$ mL/hour.

Step4: Calculate the required fluid rate

The doctor wants the patient to be on twice the rate of his maintenance IV fluids. So the required fluid rate is 90.72×2 = 181.44 mL/hour.

Answer:

181.44 mL/hour