IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.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
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 shiftjuice120 mLwater300 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine275 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 95 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

95 kg12 hurine: 325 mLurine: 275 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea240 mLjuice100 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine175 mLurine225 mLurine225 mLurine300 mLwound drain130 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 97 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

97 kg8 hurine: 175 mLurine: 225 mLurine: 225 mLurine: 300 mLwound drain: 130 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 125 mL/hstart 20:00ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 20:00 at 100 mL/h. After 2 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.

1000 mL100 mL/h · 2 h125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 200 mL/hstart 16:00ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 16:00 at 100 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 200 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 h200 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 20 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 84 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 0.53 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.19 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 8.4 h
  6. 6. t = 6.5 h

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