IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h7 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule to find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h for a child who weighs 7 kg.

7 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h10 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule to find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h for a child who weighs 10 kg.

10 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLwater200 mLjelly120 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine350 mLurine250 mLurine500 mLurine200 mLwound drain120 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 mLwater: 200 mLjelly: 120 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly100 mLmilk100 mLjuice100 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine250 mLurine350 mLurine300 mLurine350 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss). Count ice chips as half their volume.

jelly: 100 mLmilk: 100 mLjuice: 100 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 250 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 300 mLurine: 350 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL60 mL/hstart 09:3011:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 09:30 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 11:30?

1000 mL60 mL/h09:30 → 11:30
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h15:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 15:30, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 28 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 40 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1300 mL
  4. 4. B = −80 mL
  5. 5. V = 880 mL
  6. 6. t = 16 h

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