IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day18 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 18 kg.

18 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h60 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 60 kg.

60 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftsoup250 mLtea240 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 50 mLurine350 mLurine350 mLvomit150 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The patient weighs 85 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

85 kg8 hurine: 350 mLurine: 350 mLvomit: 150 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjelly120 mLsoup180 mLjuice120 mLice chips100 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine275 mLurine175 mLurine175 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. Count ice chips as half their volume.

jelly: 120 mLsoup: 180 mLjuice: 120 mLice chips: 100 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL400 mL infused150 mL/h07:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 07:30, 400 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL400 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL650 mL infused50 mL/h20:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 50 mL/h. At 20:30, 650 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL650 mL infused50 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1400 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 100 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 1.03 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1470 mL
  5. 5. t = 4 h
  6. 6. t = 7 h

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