IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h88 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb and the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule, find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h6 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 6 kg.

6 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly120 mLmilk240 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine325 mLurine150 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 76 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

76 kg12 hurine: 175 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 150 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice150 mLtea200 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine500 mLurine375 mLurine200 mLwound drain130 mLvomit100 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 85 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

85 kg12 hurine: 500 mLurine: 375 mLurine: 200 mLwound drain: 130 mLvomit: 100 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused120 mL/h12:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 12:30, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL150 mL infused125 mL/h07:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 125 mL/h. At 07:30, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL150 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 80 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 24 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 0.71 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.05 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 2.1 h
  6. 6. t = 6.8 h

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