IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h28 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 28 kg.

28 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h26 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 26 kg.

26 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup200 mLjuice120 mLjelly120 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine175 mLurine450 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).

soup: 200 mLjuice: 120 mLjelly: 120 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 175 mLurine: 450 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea200 mLjuice150 mLIV infusion75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine225 mLurine175 mLurine150 mLwound drain150 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.

tea: 200 mLjuice: 150 mLIV infusion: 75 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL60 mL/hstart 11:0012:00: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag was started at 11:00 and runs by pump at 60 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 12:00?

1000 mL60 mL/h11:00 → 12:00
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 125 mL/hstart 11:00ttotal​ = ? h150 mL/h × 3 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 11:00 at 150 mL/h. After 3 hours the rate is changed to 125 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 mL150 mL/h · 3 h125 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 68 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 66 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 815 mL
  4. 4. I = 1050 mL
  5. 5. V = 940 mL
  6. 6. t = 7.4 h

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