IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day21 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 21 kg.

21 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day8 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 8 kg.

8 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup200 mLjuice200 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine150 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.

soup: 200 mLjuice: 200 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk100 mLjelly120 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine400 mLurine400 mLwound drain80 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.

milk: 100 mLjelly: 120 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL100 mL/hstart 14:0020:00: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 14:00 and runs by pump at 100 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 20:00?

1000 mL100 mL/h14:00 → 20:00
V = mL
6.Hard
500 mL120 mL/hstart 10:4513:45: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 10:45 and runs by pump at 120 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 13:45?

500 mL120 mL/h10:45 → 13:45
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1520 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 800 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1100 mL
  4. 4. I = 1620 mL
  5. 5. V = 400 mL
  6. 6. V = 140 mL

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