IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h43 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 43 kg.

43 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day50 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 50 kg.

50 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice150 mLwater300 mLmilk100 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine300 mLurine250 mLurine150 mLwound drain110 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.

juice: 150 mLwater: 300 mLmilk: 100 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLjuice120 mLmilk240 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine475 mLurine225 mLwound drain60 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 mLjuice: 120 mLmilk: 240 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 80 mL/hstart 15:00ttotal​ = ? h75 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 15:00 at 75 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 80 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 mL75 mL/h · 3 h80 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL150 mL/hstart 07:3010:30: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 07:30 and runs by pump at 150 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 10:30?

1000 mL150 mL/h07:30 → 10:30
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 83 mL/h
  2. 2. V = 2100 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1750 mL
  4. 4. I = 1810 mL
  5. 5. t = 12.7 h
  6. 6. V = 550 mL

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