During a 12-hour shift, a patient received: one 150 mL intravenous antibiotic, one eight-ounce cup of coffee, one eight-ounce cup of ice cream, three eight-ounce cups of water, and two 10 mL sodium chloride (normal saline) flushes. What is the total fluid intake in mL?

During a 12-hour shift, a patient received: one 150 mL intravenous antibiotic, one eight-ounce cup of coffee, one eight-ounce cup of ice cream, three eight-ounce cups of water, and two 10 mL sodium chloride (normal saline) flushes. What is the total fluid intake in mL?

• A. 1350 mL
• B. 1370 mL
• C. 1400 mL
• D. 1320 mL

Answer: (B)

Total fluid intake is found by adding every fluid the patient receives and converting all volumes to the same unit. For eight-ounce servings, use 1 fluid ounce ≈ 30 mL for quick calculations. One eight-ounce cup equals about 240 mL. Compute each part: the intravenous antibiotic contributes 150 mL. The coffee is 240 mL. The ice cream in an eight-ounce cup is also 240 mL. Water: three eight-ounce cups amount to 3 × 240 = 720 mL. The two saline flushes are 2 × 10 mL = 20 mL. Add them up: 150 + 240 + 240 + 720 + 20 = 1370 mL. So, the total fluid intake is 1370 mL.

Total fluid intake is found by adding every fluid the patient receives and converting all volumes to the same unit. For eight-ounce servings, use 1 fluid ounce ≈ 30 mL for quick calculations. One eight-ounce cup equals about 240 mL.

Compute each part: the intravenous antibiotic contributes 150 mL. The coffee is 240 mL. The ice cream in an eight-ounce cup is also 240 mL. Water: three eight-ounce cups amount to 3 × 240 = 720 mL. The two saline flushes are 2 × 10 mL = 20 mL.

Add them up: 150 + 240 + 240 + 720 + 20 = 1370 mL.

So, the total fluid intake is 1370 mL.