An administration set suitable for administering large amounts of fluid to patients suffering from fluid loss would be a:

a. Piggy-back medication infusion set
b. Buretrol or volutrol set
c. Microdrip infusion set
d. Macrodrip infusion set

d
Rationale: a. Piggy-back sets are used to administer IV drip medications.
b. A buretrol or volutrol set is used to give set amounts of fluid or medications.
c. A microdrip set is used when volume control is essential or when administering medications by IV infusion.
d. A macrodrip provides the most volume when necessary.

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