IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h41 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 41 kg.

41 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h38 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 38 kg.

38 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea150 mLmilk100 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine500 mLurine300 mLwound drain90 mLvomit100 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). Count ice chips as half their volume.

tea: 150 mLmilk: 100 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mLurine: 500 mLurine: 300 mLwound drain: 90 mLvomit: 100 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice120 mLwater120 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine200 mLurine250 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 total intake I in mL. Count ice chips as half their volume.

juice: 120 mLwater: 120 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL400 mL infused150 mL/h19:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 19:30, 400 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL400 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL120 mL/hstart 12:1519:45: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 12:15 and runs by pump at 120 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 19:45?

1000 mL120 mL/h12:15 → 19:45
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 81 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 78 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 90 mL
  4. 4. I = 1590 mL
  5. 5. t = 4 h
  6. 6. V = 100 mL

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