IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h34 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 34 kg.

34 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day9 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 9 kg.

9 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup150 mLjelly100 mLwater350 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine325 mLurine500 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 101 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

101 kg8 hurine: 325 mLurine: 500 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLjuice150 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine225 mLurine425 mLurine250 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: 200 mLjuice: 150 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused60 mL/h20:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 60 mL/h. At 20:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused60 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused150 mL/h21:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 21:30, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 74 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 900 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.02 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1000 mL
  5. 5. t = 7.5 h
  6. 6. t = 1.7 h

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