IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day15 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 15 kg.

15 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
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
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup250 mLmilk200 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine475 mLurine175 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss). Count ice chips as half their volume.

soup: 250 mLmilk: 200 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 175 mLurine: 250 mLwound drain: 40 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice200 mLwater120 mLsoup250 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine325 mLurine150 mLvomit250 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.

juice: 200 mLwater: 120 mLsoup: 250 mLice chips: 240 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h08:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 08:00, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL60 mL/hstart 11:1515:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 11:15 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 15:15?

1000 mL60 mL/h11:15 → 15:15
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1250 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1100 mL/day
  3. 3. B = 260 mL
  4. 4. I = 1640 mL
  5. 5. t = 6 h
  6. 6. V = 760 mL

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