IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day42 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 42 kg.

42 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day5 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 5 kg.

5 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea200 mLjelly120 mLmilk100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine200 mLurine200 mLurine500 mLurine225 mLwound drain120 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 12-hour shift. The patient weighs 51 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

51 kg12 hurine: 200 mLurine: 200 mLurine: 500 mLurine: 225 mLwound drain: 120 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater250 mLjelly100 mLmilk100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine175 mLwound drain50 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.

water: 250 mLjelly: 100 mLmilk: 100 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL700 mL infused120 mL/h13:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 13:00, 700 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL700 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 100 mL/hstart 11:00ttotal​ = ? h80 mL/h × 4 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 11:00 at 80 mL/h. After 4 hours the rate is changed to 100 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 mL80 mL/h · 4 h100 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1940 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 500 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.84 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1150 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.5 h
  6. 6. t = 10.8 h

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