A 6-week-old boy is brought to a general practice for a routine check. He was born at term weighing 3.2 kg and…

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A 6-week-old boy is brought to a general practice for a routine check. He was born at term weighing 3.2 kg and now weighs 4.0 kg. He is formula fed, taking 90 mL of standard infant formula at each feed, six times in 24 hours, and is given no other fluid. He has six or seven wet nappies a day and settles between feeds. His mother wants to know whether he is getting enough. Which one of the following is his current milk intake, expressed per kilogram of body weight per day?

Accepted Answer

135 mL/kg/day

Answer

90 mL/kg/day

Answer

113 mL/kg/day

Answer

150 mL/kg/day

Answer

169 mL/kg/day

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