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An 8-year-old boy, who has been suffering from diabetes mellitus for 3 years, was delivered to a hospital in a condition of hyperglycemic coma. Primary dose of insulin should be prescribed basing on the following calculation:

Answer options

  1. 0,3-0,4 units/kg of body mass per hour
  2. 0,05 units/kg of body mass per hour
  3. 0,2-0,3 units/kg of body mass per hour
  4. 0,1-0,2 units/kg of body mass per hour
  5. 0,4-0,5 units/kg of body mass per hour
Correct answer

0,1-0,2 units/kg of body mass per hour

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