IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day46 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 46 kg.

46 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day47 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 47 kg.

47 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk240 mLtea150 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine350 mLurine225 mLwound drain40 mLvomit150 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 47 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

47 kg12 hurine: 350 mLurine: 225 mLwound drain: 40 mLvomit: 150 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea240 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine200 mLurine325 mLwound drain110 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The patient weighs 46 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

46 kg8 hurine: 200 mLurine: 325 mLwound drain: 110 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
500 mL100 mL infused150 mL/h08:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 08:00, 100 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL100 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused100 mL/h09:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 09:00, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused100 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2020 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 2040 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.02 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.43 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 2.7 h
  6. 6. t = 3.5 h

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