IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day31 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 31 kg.

31 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.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
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater150 mLtea150 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine300 mLurine150 mLurine400 mLwound drain100 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.

water: 150 mLtea: 150 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup180 mLtea200 mLwater120 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine250 mLurine475 mLvomit150 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.

soup: 180 mLtea: 200 mLwater: 120 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 250 mLurine: 475 mLvomit: 150 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL300 mL infused125 mL/h18:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 125 mL/h. At 18:00, 300 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL300 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL→ 150 mL/hstart 15:00ttotal​ = ? h75 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 15:00 at 75 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 150 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 · 2 h150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1720 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1940 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1120 mL
  4. 4. B = 185 mL
  5. 5. t = 1.6 h
  6. 6. t = 4.3 h

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