IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h54 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 54 kg.

54 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h44 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 44 kg.

44 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater350 mLmilk240 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine500 mLurine375 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.

water: 350 mLmilk: 240 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice200 mLwater200 mLtea200 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine225 mLurine150 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 patient weighs 76 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

76 kg12 hurine: 225 mLurine: 150 mLwound drain: 130 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 50 mL/hstart 14:30ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 14:30 at 100 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 50 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 mL100 mL/h · 3 h50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL300 mL infused80 mL/h22:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 22:00, 300 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL300 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 94 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 84 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1460 mL
  4. 4. U = 0.41 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 17 h
  6. 6. t = 2.5 h

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