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 28 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

28 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 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.

10 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h90 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 90 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h90 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 58 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 58 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg58 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h70 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 70 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min70 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h84 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 84 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL6 mcg/min84 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 9.3 mL
  2. 2. V = 2.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 32.4 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.7 mL
  5. 5. R = 6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11.3 mL/h

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