IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h22 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 22 kg.

22 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day48 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 48 kg.

48 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly100 mLjuice200 mLsoup200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine225 mLurine500 mLurine250 mLurine175 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.

jelly: 100 mLjuice: 200 mLsoup: 200 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly120 mLtea240 mLjuice120 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine200 mLurine375 mLurine400 mLwound drain110 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.

jelly: 120 mLtea: 240 mLjuice: 120 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL700 mL infused80 mL/h17:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 17:00, 700 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL700 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused80 mL/h20:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 20:00, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 62 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 2060 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1340 mL
  4. 4. I = 2140 mL
  5. 5. t = 3.8 h
  6. 6. t = 5.6 h

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