IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day35 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 35 kg.

35 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h88 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb and the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule, find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLjuice100 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine425 mLurine400 mLurine325 mLurine225 mLvomit100 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss).

jelly: 120 mLjuice: 100 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 425 mLurine: 400 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 225 mLvomit: 100 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftwater300 mLjuice100 mLsoup150 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine200 mLurine425 mLurine250 mLwound drain30 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.

water: 300 mLjuice: 100 mLsoup: 150 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 100 mL/hstart 08:00ttotal​ = ? h80 mL/h × 4 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 08:00 at 80 mL/h. After 4 hours the rate is changed to 100 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 mL80 mL/h · 4 h100 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL750 mL infused150 mL/h08:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 08:30, 750 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL750 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1800 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 80 mL/h
  3. 3. B = −355 mL
  4. 4. I = 1350 mL
  5. 5. t = 10.8 h
  6. 6. t = 1.7 h

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