IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day11 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 11 kg.

11 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h8 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 8 kg.

8 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk240 mLjelly100 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine200 mLurine300 mLurine425 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 75 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

75 kg8 hurine: 200 mLurine: 300 mLurine: 425 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk100 mLjuice200 mLtea150 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine225 mLurine325 mLurine325 mLurine200 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 53 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

53 kg12 hurine: 225 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 200 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
500 mL→ 125 mL/hstart 07:00ttotal​ = ? h80 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 07:00 at 80 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 125 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 mL80 mL/h · 3 h125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused100 mL/h21:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 100 mL/h. At 21:00, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused100 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1050 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 32 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 1.54 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.69 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 5.1 h
  6. 6. t = 3 h

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