IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h9 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 9 kg.

9 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h56 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 56 kg.

56 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea240 mLjelly100 mLsoup180 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine375 mLurine325 mLurine250 mLwound drain30 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.

tea: 240 mLjelly: 100 mLsoup: 180 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLtea200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine275 mLurine450 mLurine225 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).

jelly: 120 mLtea: 200 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 225 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL750 mL infused100 mL/h19:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 19:30, 750 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL750 mL infused100 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL100 mL/hstart 07:0010:00: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 07:00 and runs by pump at 100 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 10:00?

500 mL100 mL/h07:00 → 10:00
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 36 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 96 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1170 mL
  4. 4. B = 110 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.5 h
  6. 6. V = 200 mL

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