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  2. Fluid balance - Wikipedia

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    The recommended daily amount of drinking water for humans varies. [1] It depends on activity, age, health, and environment.In the United States, the Adequate Intake for total water, based on median intakes, is 4.0 litres (141 imp fl oz; 135 US fl oz) per day for males older than 18, and 3.0 litres (106 imp fl oz; 101 US fl oz) per day for females over 18; it assumes about 80% from drink and 20 ...

  3. Drop (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Pharmacists have since moved to metric measurements, with a drop being rounded to exactly 0.05 mL (50 μL, that is, 20 drops per milliliter). In hospitals, intravenous tubing is used to deliver medication in drops of various sizes ranging from 10 drops/mL to 60 drops/mL.

  4. Glomerular filtration rate - Wikipedia

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    The CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) formula was first published in May 2009. It was developed in an effort to create a formula more accurate than the MDRD formula, especially when actual GFR is greater than 60 mL/min per 1.73 m 2. This is the formula currently recommended by NICE in the UK. [28]

  5. Dealing with water weight? Why it's happening and 7 ... - AOL

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    Cut back on salt. Reducing sodium intake is one of the first steps the experts recommend to lose water weight. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting sodium intake to 2,300 ...

  6. Daily consumption of drinking water - Wikipedia

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    The recommended daily amount of drinking water for humans varies. [1] It depends on activity, age, health, and environment. In the United States, the Adequate Intake for total water, based on median intakes, is 4.0 litres (141 imp fl oz; 135 US fl oz) per day for males older than 18, and 3.0 litres (106 imp fl oz; 101 US fl oz) per day for ...

  7. Holliday-Segar formula - Wikipedia

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    The Holliday-Segar formula is a formula to help approximate water and caloric loss (and therefore the water requirements) using a patient's body weight. [1] Primarily aimed at pediatric patients, the Holliday-Segar formula is the most commonly used estimate of daily caloric requirements. [2] To date, the formula continues to be recommended in ...

  8. Median lethal dose - Wikipedia

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    In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD50 (abbreviation for " lethal dose, 50%"), LC50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a given substance. [ 1 ] The value of LD 50 for a substance is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

  9. Oral rehydration therapy - Wikipedia

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    For an initial cereal diet before a child regains his or her full appetite, the WHO recommends combining 25 grams skimmed milk powder, 20 grams vegetable oil, 60 grams sugar, and 60 grams rice powder or other cereal into 1,000 milliliters water and boiling gently for five minutes. Give 130 mL per kilogram of body weight during per 24 hours.