IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h10 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 10 kg.

10 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day4 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 4 kg.

4 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater250 mLjuice120 mLsoup180 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine200 mLurine275 mLurine375 mLurine175 mLwound drain130 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: 250 mLjuice: 120 mLsoup: 180 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea240 mLwater120 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine375 mLurine275 mLurine375 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.

tea: 240 mLwater: 120 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 375 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 375 mLwound drain: 40 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL200 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, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused125 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused120 mL/h18:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 18:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 40 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 400 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1370 mL
  4. 4. B = 355 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.4 h
  6. 6. t = 3.8 h

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