Fluid & electrolyte calculator

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Developed by Newborn Services for use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Do not add electrolytes on Day 1.
Do not add Ca++ routinely in relatively well infants only likely to be on short term IV fluids.
(This is most babies as the sicker, longer term babies will be on IVN)

Weight	grams
Total Fluid Intake (Oral + IV)	ml/kg/day
Glucose concentration	%
Sodium	mmol/kg/day	Usual requirement 3mmol/kg/day
Potassium	mmol/kg/day	Usual requirement 2mmol/kg/day
Calcium	mmol/kg/day	Add 1mmol/kg/day if required