Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h23 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

23 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 48 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 48 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg48 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h50 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 50 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h50 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine32 mL/h97 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 97 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL32 mL/h97 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h69 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 69 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min69 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. D = 230 mg
  3. 3. V = 3.4 mL
  4. 4. R = 22.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 10.4 mL/h

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