IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h34 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 34 kg.

34 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day41 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 41 kg.

41 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk240 mLsoup180 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine450 mLurine450 mLurine225 mLurine400 mLwound drain120 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 12-hour shift. The patient weighs 79 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

79 kg12 hurine: 450 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 225 mLurine: 400 mLwound drain: 120 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftwater240 mLjuice200 mLsoup180 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine200 mLurine300 mLwound drain40 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The patient weighs 66 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

66 kg8 hurine: 175 mLurine: 200 mLurine: 300 mLwound drain: 40 mL
U = mL/kg/h
5.Hard
500 mL→ 75 mL/hstart 13:30ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 4 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL infusion starts at 13:30 at 100 mL/h. After 4 hours the rate is changed to 75 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 mL100 mL/h · 4 h75 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 150 mL/hstart 18:00ttotal​ = ? h120 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 18:00 at 120 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.

1000 mL120 mL/h · 2 h150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 74 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 1920 mL/day
  3. 3. U = 1.61 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. U = 1.28 mL/kg/h
  5. 5. t = 5.3 h
  6. 6. t = 7.1 h

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