IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day22 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 22 kg.

22 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day29 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 29 kg.

29 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea150 mLmilk240 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine250 mLurine300 mLwound drain80 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 68 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

68 kg12 hurine: 250 mLurine: 300 mLwound drain: 80 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea240 mLjelly100 mLwater350 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine450 mLurine450 mLvomit200 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.

tea: 240 mLjelly: 100 mLwater: 350 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 450 mLvomit: 200 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL→ 200 mL/hstart 14:00ttotal​ = ? h80 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 14:00 at 80 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 200 mL/h and is not changed again. How many hours t after the start will the bag be empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL80 mL/h · 3 h200 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL50 mL/hstart 06:1507:45: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 06:15 and runs by pump at 50 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 07:45?

1000 mL50 mL/h06:15 → 07:45
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1540 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1680 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 0.67 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. B = 235 mL
  5. 5. t = 4.3 h
  6. 6. V = 925 mL

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