IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day25 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Holliday–Segar 100-50-20 method to find the daily maintenance fluid volume V in mL/day for a child who weighs 25 kg.

25 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day16 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Holliday–Segar 100-50-20 method to find the daily maintenance fluid volume V in mL/day for a child who weighs 16 kg.

16 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLjuice150 mLjelly120 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine175 mLurine375 mLurine250 mLwound drain100 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL. Count ice chips as half their volume.

tea: 200 mLjuice: 150 mLjelly: 120 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly120 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine250 mLurine250 mLurine500 mLurine500 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 12-hour shift. The IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL.

jelly: 120 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 150 mL/hstart 13:30ttotal​ = ? h125 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 13:30 at 125 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 150 mL/h and is not changed again. How many hours t after the start will the bag be empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL125 mL/h · 2 h150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL80 mL/hstart 06:4510:45: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 06:45 and runs by pump at 80 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 10:45?

500 mL80 mL/h06:45 → 10:45
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1600 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1300 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 970 mL
  4. 4. I = 970 mL
  5. 5. t = 7 h
  6. 6. V = 180 mL

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