IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h7 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 7 kg.

7 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h18 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 18 kg.

18 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea200 mLsoup200 mLjelly120 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine475 mLurine325 mLurine400 mLwound drain50 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 80 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

80 kg12 hurine: 400 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 400 mLwound drain: 50 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk200 mLjelly120 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine450 mLurine450 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.

milk: 200 mLjelly: 120 mLice chips: 240 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL50 mL infused150 mL/h13:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 13:00, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL50 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL60 mL/hstart 11:3016:00: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 11:30 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 16:00?

1000 mL60 mL/h11:30 → 16:00
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 28 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 56 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 1.67 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1500 mL
  5. 5. t = 6.3 h
  6. 6. V = 730 mL

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