A patient is given 2,000 mL of IV fluids in 24 hours. The intake is 1,800 mL and the output is 1,450 mL. What is the net intake?

A patient is given 2,000 mL of IV fluids in 24 hours. The intake is 1,800 mL and the output is 1,450 mL. What is the net intake?

• A. 350 mL
• B. 400 mL
• C. 800 mL
• D. 1,800 mL

Answer: (A)

Net intake equals total fluid in minus total fluid out over 24 hours. Here, the intake is 1,800 mL and the output is 1,450 mL. 1,800 minus 1,450 equals 350 mL. So the net intake is 350 mL. (The 2,000 mL of IV fluids mentioned would change the total intake if included, but the calculation given uses the 1,800 mL intake value, yielding 350 mL.)

Net intake equals total fluid in minus total fluid out over 24 hours. Here, the intake is 1,800 mL and the output is 1,450 mL. 1,800 minus 1,450 equals 350 mL. So the net intake is 350 mL. (The 2,000 mL of IV fluids mentioned would change the total intake if included, but the calculation given uses the 1,800 mL intake value, yielding 350 mL.)