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 7 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 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.

7 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin5 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h108 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 108 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h108 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h53 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min53 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine37 mL/h76 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 37 mL/h. The patient weighs 76 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL37 mL/h76 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 5.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 190 mg
  3. 3. D = 5 units/h
  4. 4. R = 15.1 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 4 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 13 mcg/kg/min

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