IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day26 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 26 kg.

26 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h7 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 7 kg.

7 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLmilk100 mLjelly100 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine250 mLurine150 mLurine375 mLurine375 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.

tea: 200 mLmilk: 100 mLjelly: 100 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 80 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater120 mLtea240 mLsoup150 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine250 mLurine425 mLurine450 mLurine300 mLwound drain30 mLvomit150 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: 120 mLtea: 240 mLsoup: 150 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 200 mL/hstart 14:00ttotal​ = ? h120 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 14:00 at 120 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 200 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 h200 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 200 mL/hstart 10:00ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 10:00 at 100 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 200 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 mL100 mL/h · 2 h200 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1620 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 28 mL/h
  3. 3. I = 1190 mL
  4. 4. I = 2060 mL
  5. 5. t = 5.8 h
  6. 6. t = 6 h

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