IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day48 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 48 kg.

48 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h34 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 34 kg.

34 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk200 mLjelly120 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine300 mLurine375 mLurine475 mLurine175 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss).

milk: 200 mLjelly: 120 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 300 mLurine: 375 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 175 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater150 mLmilk200 mLjelly100 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine350 mLurine425 mLwound drain130 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 99 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

99 kg12 hurine: 175 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 425 mLwound drain: 130 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
1000 mL400 mL infused50 mL/h12:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 12:00, 400 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL400 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused75 mL/h13:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 75 mL/h. At 13:00, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused75 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2060 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 74 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 95 mL
  4. 4. U = 0.8 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 12 h
  6. 6. t = 3.3 h

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