IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day35 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 35 kg.

35 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day23 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 23 kg.

23 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly120 mLtea200 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine275 mLurine400 mLurine225 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 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.

jelly: 120 mLtea: 200 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mLurine: 275 mLurine: 400 mLurine: 225 mLwound drain: 120 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly100 mLmilk100 mLwater200 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine150 mLurine250 mLurine200 mLurine425 mLwound drain130 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 total intake I in mL.

jelly: 100 mLmilk: 100 mLwater: 200 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL100 mL/hstart 13:4521:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 13:45 and runs by pump at 100 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 21:15?

1000 mL100 mL/h13:45 → 21:15
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL200 mL infused60 mL/h06:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 60 mL/h. At 06:00, 200 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL200 mL infused60 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1800 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1560 mL/day
  3. 3. B = 410 mL
  4. 4. I = 1500 mL
  5. 5. V = 250 mL
  6. 6. t = 13.3 h

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