IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day33 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 33 kg.

33 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h55 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 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.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk100 mLjuice150 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine275 mLurine375 mLurine175 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 88 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

88 kg12 hurine: 275 mLurine: 375 mLurine: 175 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk200 mLwater120 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine325 mLurine500 mLurine325 mLurine475 mLwound drain150 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 89 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

89 kg12 hurine: 325 mLurine: 500 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 475 mLwound drain: 150 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
1000 mL60 mL/hstart 12:1513:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 12:15 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 13:15?

1000 mL60 mL/h12:15 → 13:15
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL200 mL infused80 mL/h11:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 11:30, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL200 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1760 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 65 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 0.78 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.52 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. V = 940 mL
  6. 6. t = 10 h

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