IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h5 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 5 kg.

5 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h18 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 18 kg.

18 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly100 mLtea240 mLice chips240 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine200 mLurine275 mLurine200 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. Count ice chips as half their volume.

jelly: 100 mLtea: 240 mLice chips: 240 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice120 mLjelly120 mLsoup180 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine400 mLurine450 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.

juice: 120 mLjelly: 120 mLsoup: 180 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL→ 60 mL/hstart 20:00ttotal​ = ? h75 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 20:00 at 75 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 60 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 h60 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused80 mL/h10:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 10:00, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 20 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 56 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1200 mL
  4. 4. I = 1320 mL
  5. 5. t = 7.6 h
  6. 6. t = 4.4 h

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