Fluid And Blood

Question 1

total blood volume

1. premature infant
2. newborn
3. 3-12 year old
4. adult male
5. adult female

Answer 1

1. 100ml/kg
2. 90ml/kg
3. 80ml/kg
4. 70ml/kg
5. 65ml/kg

Question 2

Anesthesia effect on postop urinary retention

Answer 2

The anesthesia causes bladder stretch-receptor dysfunction and decreased detrusor contractility, which, along with large fluid volumes (>750 mL), results in rapid overdistension.