IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h6 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 6 kg.

6 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day12 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 12 kg.

12 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk240 mLjelly120 mLjuice150 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine450 mLurine450 mLurine400 mLwound drain110 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: 450 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 400 mLwound drain: 110 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk240 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine375 mLurine425 mLurine400 mLurine300 mLwound drain140 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.

milk: 240 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused120 mL/h14:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 14:00, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL→ 125 mL/hstart 19:30ttotal​ = ? h75 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 19:30 at 75 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 mL75 mL/h · 3 h125 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 24 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 1100 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.68 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1090 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.9 h
  6. 6. t = 5.2 h

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