IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day42 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 42 kg.

42 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h44 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk100 mLjelly100 mLwater300 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine275 mLurine275 mLurine325 mLurine250 mLwound drain40 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: 100 mLwater: 300 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup200 mLmilk200 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine400 mLurine225 mLwound drain120 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 mLmilk: 200 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL150 mL/hstart 07:3010:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 07:30 and runs by pump at 150 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 10:30?

500 mL150 mL/h07:30 → 10:30
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL120 mL/hstart 09:4517:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 09:45 and runs by pump at 120 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 17:15?

1000 mL120 mL/h09:45 → 17:15
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1940 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 60 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1320 mL
  4. 4. I = 1400 mL
  5. 5. V = 50 mL
  6. 6. V = 100 mL

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