Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
200 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 80 mg. The stock solution contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

80 mg200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
100 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 200 mg. The stock solution contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

200 mg100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed 10 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 40 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

12 kg10 mg/kg40 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed 20 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 50 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

6 kg20 mg/kg50 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
35 kg146 cmBSA = √(h·w/3600)135 mg/m²D = ? mg

A patient is 146 cm tall and weighs 35 kg. The prescription is 135 mg/m². Using the Mosteller formula BSA = √(height (cm) × weight (kg)/3600), find the dose D in mg.

146 cm35 kg135 mg/m²
D = mg
6.Hard
79 kg167 cmBSA = √(h·w/3600)25 mg/m²D = ? mg

A patient is 167 cm tall and weighs 79 kg. The prescription is 25 mg/m². Using the Mosteller formula BSA = √(height (cm) × weight (kg)/3600), find the dose D in mg.

167 cm79 kg25 mg/m²
D = mg

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. V = 10 mL
  3. 3. V = 3 mL
  4. 4. V = 2.4 mL
  5. 5. D = 160.8 mg
  6. 6. D = 47.86 mg

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