IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h17 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 17 kg.

17 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day41 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 41 kg.

41 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine200 mLurine275 mLurine300 mLvomit100 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 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 200 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 300 mLvomit: 100 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice100 mLjelly120 mLmilk200 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine225 mLurine150 mLurine275 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: 100 mLjelly: 120 mLmilk: 200 mLice chips: 240 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused75 mL/h15:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 75 mL/h. At 15:00, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused75 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused100 mL/h21:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 21:00, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused100 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 54 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 1920 mL/day
  3. 3. B = −430 mL
  4. 4. I = 2140 mL
  5. 5. t = 3.3 h
  6. 6. t = 3 h

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