IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h51 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 51 kg.

51 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.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
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftwater120 mLsoup200 mLmilk200 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine325 mLurine300 mLurine250 mLurine475 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 106 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

106 kg8 hurine: 325 mLurine: 300 mLurine: 250 mLurine: 475 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk100 mLjuice150 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine225 mLurine425 mLurine475 mLvomit250 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. Count ice chips as half their volume.

milk: 100 mLjuice: 150 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused60 mL/h07:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 60 mL/h. At 07:30, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused60 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL700 mL infused80 mL/h09:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 09:30, 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

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 91 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 1560 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.59 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1140 mL
  5. 5. t = 5.8 h
  6. 6. t = 3.8 h

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