Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 92 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

92 mg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 88 mg. The stock solution contains 40 mg in 1 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

88 mg40 mg/1 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 38 kg is prescribed 4 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 40 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

38 kg4 mg/kg40 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
60 kg20 mg/kg/day4× per dayD = ? mg

A patient weighs 60 kg. The prescribed dose is 20 mg/kg per day, given in 4 equal doses. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

60 kg20 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
5.Hard
19 kg101 cmBSA = √(h·w/3600)250 mg/m²D = ? mg

A patient is 101 cm tall and weighs 19 kg. The prescription is 250 mg/m². Using the Mosteller formula BSA = √(height (cm) × weight (kg)/3600), find the dose D in mg.

101 cm19 kg250 mg/m²
D = mg
6.Hard
250 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A patient weighs 178.2 lb. The prescription is 15 mg/kg as a single dose, and the stock contains 250 mg in 5 mL. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, what volume V do you give?

178.2 lb15 mg/kg250 mg/5 mL1 kg = 2.2 lb
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.3 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.2 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.8 mL
  4. 4. D = 300 mg
  5. 5. D = 182.5 mg
  6. 6. V = 24.3 mL

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