Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

25 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

15 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h93 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 93 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h93 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine5 mL/h73 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 5 mL/h. The patient weighs 73 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mL/h73 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h74 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 74 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min74 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 15 mL
  2. 2. V = 7.5 mL
  3. 3. D = 2 units/h
  4. 4. R = 46.5 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 1.8 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 5.6 mL/h

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