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To replace normal urinary electrolyte losses and provide additional electrolytes for growth, roughly 2-3 mEq of sodium and chloride, and 2 mEq of potassium are required for each 100 kilocalories of energy expended or 100 cc’s of maintenance fluid. ... Mineralcorticoid imbalance. Potassium wasting in hyperaldosteronism (1( or 2(), Bartter’s ... ................
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