IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.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
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
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater200 mLjelly120 mLtea150 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine450 mLurine500 mLurine350 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. Count ice chips as half their volume.

water: 200 mLjelly: 120 mLtea: 150 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice150 mLjelly120 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine275 mLurine450 mLurine475 mLwound drain150 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). Count ice chips as half their volume.

juice: 150 mLjelly: 120 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 325 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 475 mLwound drain: 150 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL100 mL/hstart 08:0012:00: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 08:00 and runs by pump at 100 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 12:00?

500 mL100 mL/h08:00 → 12:00
V = mL
6.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused120 mL/h11:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 11:30, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 60 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 80 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1870 mL
  4. 4. B = −675 mL
  5. 5. V = 100 mL
  6. 6. t = 2.1 h

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