Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h21 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

21 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h2 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 2 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL2 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 77 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 77 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg77 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h98 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 98 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min98 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine12 mL/h66 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. The patient weighs 66 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL12 mL/h66 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 315 mg
  2. 2. D = 120 mg
  3. 3. R = 2 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.2 mL
  5. 5. R = 36.8 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 3 mcg/kg/min

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