Since the patient receives 400 mL in 24 hours, we can set up a proportion:
$\frac{400 \text{ mL}}{24 \text{ h}} = \frac{x \text{ mL}}{8 \text{ h}}$
Now, we can solve for $x$:
$x = \frac{400 \text{ mL} \cdot 8 \text{ h}}{24 \text{ h}} = \frac{3200}{24} \text{
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