IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day15 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 15 kg.

15 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day31 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 31 kg.

31 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea150 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine250 mLurine475 mLwound drain100 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 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLwater350 mLsoup200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine350 mLurine375 mLurine475 mLurine375 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss).

jelly: 120 mLwater: 350 mLsoup: 200 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 375 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 375 mLwound drain: 110 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL100 mL infused50 mL/h20:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 20:30, 100 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL100 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 75 mL/hstart 13:30ttotal​ = ? h125 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 13:30 at 125 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 75 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 mL125 mL/h · 3 h75 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1250 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1720 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1200 mL
  4. 4. B = −275 mL
  5. 5. t = 8 h
  6. 6. t = 11.3 h

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