IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day21 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 21 kg.

21 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h9 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 9 kg.

9 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea150 mLwater250 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine450 mLurine275 mLurine250 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.

tea: 150 mLwater: 250 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly100 mLwater250 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine425 mLurine400 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 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).

jelly: 100 mLwater: 250 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 425 mLurine: 400 mLwound drain: 120 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL550 mL infused125 mL/h21:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 125 mL/h. At 21:30, 550 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL550 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL550 mL infused125 mL/h13:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 125 mL/h. At 13:00, 550 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL550 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1520 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 36 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1600 mL
  4. 4. B = 205 mL
  5. 5. t = 3.6 h
  6. 6. t = 3.6 h

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