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
amoxicillin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 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.

28 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h58 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 58 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h58 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 92 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h80 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 80 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min80 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h100 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 100 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 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 mL6 mcg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 12.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 2.9 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 11 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 37.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 22.5 mL/h

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