Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 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.

6 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 53 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 53 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg53 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h60 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 60 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h60 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine30 mL/h95 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 30 mL/h. The patient weighs 95 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL30 mL/h95 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h101 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min101 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. V = 0.64 mL
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 8.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.6 mL/h

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