IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h35 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 35 kg.

35 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 shiftjuice120 mLtea150 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine500 mLurine475 mLurine425 mLurine350 mLwound drain140 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 total intake I in mL. Count ice chips as half their volume.

juice: 120 mLtea: 150 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice150 mLwater300 mLmilk240 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine475 mLurine225 mLwound drain60 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 46 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

46 kg8 hurine: 400 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 225 mLwound drain: 60 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
1000 mL100 mL/hstart 06:1507:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 06:15 and runs by pump at 100 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 07:15?

1000 mL100 mL/h06:15 → 07:15
V = mL
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused60 mL/h11:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 60 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.

500 mL200 mL infused60 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 75 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 20 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1170 mL
  4. 4. U = 2.99 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. V = 900 mL
  6. 6. t = 5 h

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