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Definition : Dehydration means loss of water & electrolytes from ECF ; The ICF may be secondarily affected. The fluid deficit is: the percentage of dehydration multiplied by the patient’s weight (for a 10-kg child, 10% of 10 kg = 1 L deficit). MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS: Maintenance requirements constitute the amount of water and electrolytes lost during basal metabolism. Metabolism creates two byproducts, heat and solute, that must be eliminated to maintain homeostasis. The metabolic rate per kg body weight declines with age; an infant generates significantly more solute and heat per kg than a child or an adolescent
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