IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day23 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 23 kg.

23 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h24 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 24 kg.

24 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice150 mLwater350 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine475 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 IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL.

juice: 150 mLwater: 350 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice200 mLsoup180 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine450 mLurine350 mLwound drain120 mLvomit200 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: 200 mLsoup: 180 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL80 mL/hstart 06:0008:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 06:00 and runs by pump at 80 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 08:30?

500 mL80 mL/h06:00 → 08:30
V = mL
6.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused50 mL/h16:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 16:00, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1560 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 64 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1320 mL
  4. 4. I = 980 mL
  5. 5. V = 300 mL
  6. 6. t = 7 h

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