A 3-yeаr-оld child, whо weighs 13.4kg, is аdmitted tо hospitаl with dehydration following severe vomiting and diarrhoea. They are prescribed routine IV fluid maintenance using sodium chloride 0.18% and glucose 4%, using the Holliday-Segar formula: 100mL/kg/day for the first 10kg of weight 50mL/kg/day for the second 10kg of weight 20mL/kg/day for the weight over 20kg How many millilitres of sodium chloride and glucose infusion will the patient receive over the first 24 hours of treatment?
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