IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day50 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 50 kg.

50 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day14 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 14 kg.

14 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftwater120 mLmilk100 mLjuice200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine375 mLurine350 mLurine325 mLurine450 mLwound drain70 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 87 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

87 kg8 hurine: 375 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 450 mLwound drain: 70 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk200 mLtea200 mLjelly120 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine250 mLurine325 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.

milk: 200 mLtea: 200 mLjelly: 120 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL50 mL/hstart 13:3018:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 13:30 and runs by pump at 50 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 18:30?

1000 mL50 mL/h13:30 → 18:30
V = mL
6.Hard
500 mL→ 100 mL/hstart 18:30ttotal​ = ? h120 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 18:30 at 120 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 100 mL/h and is not changed again. How many hours t after the start will the bag be empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL120 mL/h · 2 h100 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2100 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1200 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 2.16 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1260 mL
  5. 5. V = 750 mL
  6. 6. t = 4.6 h

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