IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h10 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 10 kg.

10 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h19 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 19 kg.

19 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup200 mLwater200 mLjuice120 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine350 mLurine175 mLurine375 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).

soup: 200 mLwater: 200 mLjuice: 120 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 175 mLurine: 375 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup200 mLmilk100 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine400 mLurine375 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).

soup: 200 mLmilk: 100 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 175 mLurine: 400 mLurine: 375 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL250 mL infused150 mL/h10:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 10:00, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL250 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL60 mL/hstart 10:4513:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 10:45 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 13:15?

500 mL60 mL/h10:45 → 13:15
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 40 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 58 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 270 mL
  4. 4. B = 190 mL
  5. 5. t = 5 h
  6. 6. V = 350 mL

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