IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h11 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 11 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.

11 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h59 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 59 kg.

59 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice150 mLtea150 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine350 mLurine275 mLvomit100 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.

juice: 150 mLtea: 150 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 275 mLvomit: 100 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly100 mLmilk100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine475 mLurine275 mLvomit200 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).

jelly: 100 mLmilk: 100 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 475 mLurine: 275 mLvomit: 200 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL300 mL infused150 mL/h20:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 20:00, 300 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL300 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL150 mL infused120 mL/h18:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 120 mL/h. At 18:00, 150 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL150 mL infused120 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 20 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 99 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 515 mL
  4. 4. B = −250 mL
  5. 5. t = 1.3 h
  6. 6. t = 2.9 h

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