IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.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
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day4 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 4 kg.

4 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk200 mLwater240 mLjuice120 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine200 mLvomit150 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).

milk: 200 mLwater: 240 mLjuice: 120 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 200 mLvomit: 150 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup200 mLtea200 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine375 mLwound drain130 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.

soup: 200 mLtea: 200 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL100 mL infused100 mL/h09:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 09:30, 100 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL100 mL infused100 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused50 mL/h12:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 12:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2040 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 400 mL/day
  3. 3. B = 435 mL
  4. 4. I = 1750 mL
  5. 5. t = 4 h
  6. 6. t = 9 h

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