IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

Free printable IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet: 6 problems from easy to exam level, with an answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF.

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1.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
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h11 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 11 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.

11 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftwater150 mLtea200 mLjuice200 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine500 mLurine250 mLurine400 mLurine500 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The patient weighs 93 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

93 kg8 hurine: 500 mLurine: 250 mLurine: 400 mLurine: 500 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly100 mLtea200 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine400 mLurine325 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 mLtea: 200 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 400 mLurine: 325 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused60 mL/h16:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 60 mL/h. At 16:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused60 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused120 mL/h15:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 15:30, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 74 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 20 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 2.22 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. B = 885 mL
  5. 5. t = 7.5 h
  6. 6. t = 2.5 h

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