IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day33 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 33 kg.

33 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
2.Easy
maintenance100-50-20? mL/day31 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 31 kg.

31 kg100-50-20
V = mL/day
3.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftjuice200 mLtea240 mLwater350 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine450 mLurine475 mLurine375 mLwound drain150 mLvomit200 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: 200 mLtea: 240 mLwater: 350 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 50 mL
I = mL
4.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shifttea150 mLwater240 mLjuice120 mLice chips200 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 100 mLurine250 mLurine325 mLwound drain100 mLvomit200 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.

tea: 150 mLwater: 240 mLjuice: 120 mLice chips: 200 mLIV infusion: 125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic: 2 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL50 mL/hstart 10:1514:15: ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag was started at 10:15 and runs by pump at 50 mL/h. How many mL V are left in the bag at 14:15?

500 mL50 mL/h10:15 → 14:15
V = mL
6.Hard
1000 mL700 mL infused80 mL/h15:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 1000 mL bag runs by pump at 80 mL/h. At 15:00, 700 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

1000 mL700 mL infused80 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1760 mL/day
  2. 2. V = 1720 mL/day
  3. 3. I = 1690 mL
  4. 4. I = 2310 mL
  5. 5. V = 300 mL
  6. 6. t = 3.8 h

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