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If the patient is well nourished and will only be on intravenous therapy for a few days, the above maintenance fluids are satisfactory. However, if the patient is malnourished, or there is a potential for the patient to need intravenous fluids for a prolonged period of time, one must consider hyperalimentation. ... In the first 8 hours one ... ................
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