IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h27 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 27 kg.

27 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h5 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 5 kg.

5 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup250 mLmilk100 mLtea200 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine475 mLurine450 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: 250 mLmilk: 100 mLtea: 200 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLwater250 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine300 mLurine250 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.

jelly: 120 mLwater: 250 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL650 mL infused150 mL/h13:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 13:30, 650 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL650 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h09:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 09:00, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 67 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 20 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 2350 mL
  4. 4. I = 1120 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.3 h
  6. 6. t = 6 h

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