IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h8 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 8 kg.

8 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day24 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 24 kg.

24 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjelly120 mLwater300 mLtea150 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine200 mLurine300 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 total intake I in mL. Count ice chips as half their volume.

jelly: 120 mLwater: 300 mLtea: 150 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea150 mLjelly100 mLjuice100 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine300 mLurine375 mLvomit100 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).

tea: 150 mLjelly: 100 mLjuice: 100 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 300 mLurine: 375 mLvomit: 100 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
500 mL200 mL infused75 mL/h06:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 75 mL/h. At 06:30, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL200 mL infused75 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL80 mL/hstart 08:3009:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 08:30 and runs by pump at 80 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 09:30?

1000 mL80 mL/h08:30 → 09:30
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 32 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 1580 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1470 mL
  4. 4. B = 300 mL
  5. 5. t = 4 h
  6. 6. V = 920 mL

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