Question

A patient has full-thickness burns and you give IV fluid resuscitation. What is the minimum expected output in milliliters for 4 hours using ml/kg/hr? The patient weighs 90kg.Hint: 0.5mg/kg/hr is expected minimum urine output for most burn patients.

a. 45 ml
b. 90 ml
c. 200 ml
d. 180 ml

Answer 1

The minimum expected urine output for a 90 kg burn patient over 4 hours is 180 ml, based on the standard of 0.5 ml/kg/hr.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student asked what the minimum expected urine output is over 4 hours for a 90 kg patient receiving IV fluid resuscitation, with full-thickness burns, based on a calculation of ml/kg/hr. According to guidelines, the minimum expected urine output for most burn patients is 0.5 ml/kg/hr. Therefore, for a 90 kg patient, the calculation would be 0.5 ml/kg/hr × 90 kg × 4 hours. This equals 180 ml, making option d the correct answer.