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
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day37 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 37 kg.

37 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup250 mLwater250 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine300 mLurine425 mLurine475 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 46 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

46 kg12 hurine: 300 mLurine: 425 mLurine: 475 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea150 mLjelly100 mLmilk240 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine275 mLurine175 mLurine325 mLurine475 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 IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL.

tea: 150 mLjelly: 100 mLmilk: 240 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL800 mL infused50 mL/h17:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 17:00, 800 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL800 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 50 mL/hstart 08:00ttotal​ = ? h150 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 08:00 at 150 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 50 mL/h and is not changed again. How many hours t after the start will the bag be empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL150 mL/h · 3 h50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1560 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1840 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 2.17 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1070 mL
  5. 5. t = 4 h
  6. 6. t = 14 h

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