IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day39 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 39 kg.

39 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day4 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 4 kg.

4 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftwater240 mLjelly100 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine325 mLurine425 mLurine200 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.

water: 240 mLjelly: 100 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftmilk100 mLjelly120 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine350 mLurine325 mLvomit250 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). Count ice chips as half their volume.

milk: 100 mLjelly: 120 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 50 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mLurine: 350 mLurine: 325 mLvomit: 250 mL
B = mL
5.Hard
1000 mL→ 50 mL/hstart 09:00ttotal​ = ? h150 mL/h × 2 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 09:00 at 150 mL/h. After 2 hours the rate is changed to 50 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 · 2 h50 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
1000 mL→ 75 mL/hstart 15:30ttotal​ = ? h100 mL/h × 4 h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL infusion starts at 15:30 at 100 mL/h. After 4 hours the rate is changed to 75 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 · 4 h75 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1880 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 400 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1140 mL
  4. 4. B = 155 mL
  5. 5. t = 16 h
  6. 6. t = 12 h

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