What is the average adult fluid intake and loss in each 24 hours? ...

[mikaylakyoung]

What is the average adult fluid intake and loss in each 24 hours?
 
  A) 500 to 1,000 mL
  B) 1,000 to 1,500 mL
  C) 1,500 to 2,000 mL
  D) 1,500 to 3500 mL

Question 2

A nurse monitoring the intake and output of fluids for a client with severe diarrhea knows that normally how much body fluid is lost via the gastrointestinal tract?
 
  A) 300 mL
  B) 1,000 mL
  C) 1,300 mL
  D) 2,600 mL

[katieost]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: D
The desirable amount of fluid intake and loss in adults ranges from 1,500 to 3,500 mL each 24 hours, with most people averaging 2,500 to 2,600 mL per day.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Generally, fluid intake averages 2,600 mL per day, with approximately 1,300 mL coming from ingested water, 1,000 mL coming from ingested food, and 300 mL from metabolic oxidation.

[mikaylakyoung]

Excellent

[robbielu01]

Gracias!