Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

9 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h72 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 94 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 94 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg94 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine20 mL/h69 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 20 mL/h. The patient weighs 69 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL20 mL/h69 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h90 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 90 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL4 mcg/min90 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.9 mL
  2. 2. V = 1.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 17.3 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 6.6 mL
  5. 5. D = 7.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 15 mL/h

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