IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day8 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 8 kg.

8 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h9 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 9 kg.

9 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shifttea240 mLwater150 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine500 mLurine450 mLurine350 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 fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss). Count ice chips as half their volume.

tea: 240 mLwater: 150 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mLurine: 500 mLurine: 450 mLurine: 350 mL
B = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftsoup200 mLwater200 mLtea200 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine300 mLurine250 mLurine150 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.

soup: 200 mLwater: 200 mLtea: 200 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 60 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 80 mL/hstart 18:30ttotal​ = ? h75 mL/h × 4 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 18:30 at 75 mL/h. After 4 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 · 4 h80 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL550 mL infused75 mL/h09:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 75 mL/h. At 09:00, 550 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL550 mL infused75 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 800 mL/day
  2. 2. R = 36 mL/h
  3. 3. B = 50 mL
  4. 4. I = 1580 mL
  5. 5. t = 12.8 h
  6. 6. t = 6 h

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