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
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h77 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 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.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup180 mLtea200 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine175 mLurine300 mLwound drain70 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.

soup: 180 mLtea: 200 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup250 mLtea200 mLjelly100 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine450 mLurine375 mLwound drain150 mLvomit250 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: 250 mLtea: 200 mLjelly: 100 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 375 mLwound drain: 150 mLvomit: 250 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL250 mL infused125 mL/h08:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 125 mL/h. At 08:30, 250 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL250 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused150 mL/h08:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 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 infused150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 24 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 75 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1990 mL
  4. 4. B = 125 mL
  5. 5. t = 2 h
  6. 6. t = 2 h

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