Dosage Calculation help

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Here are two problems I've been working on can someone tell me if they are right?

1.) Total IV rate is 4.9 ml/ hr. Weight is 788 grams. How many ml/kg/day? I got 92.66

2.) Orders UAC- D5w 1.5 ml/hr

HAL- 5.2 ml/hr

IL 0.78 ml/hr

Bm 3ml every 3 hours

weight is 1.366kg how many ml/kg/day? I got 148.9

thanks!

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Your answer for the second problem is correct.

I use the following formula to determine total daily fluid requirement (mL/kg/day):

(mL/hr x 24) / weight = mL/kg/day

If I already have the total daily fluid requirement and want to determine the hourly rate I use the following formula to determine hourly rate:

(mL/kg/day x weight) / 24 = mL/hr.

If you set both problems up and compare your work, the error should be obvious.

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Thank you so much!!

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