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 5 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 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.

5 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h31 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 31 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

31 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h92 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 92 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h92 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h52 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 52 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine7 mL/h55 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 7 mL/h. The patient weighs 55 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7 mL/h55 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h94 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 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min94 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2 mL
  2. 2. D = 310 mg
  3. 3. R = 16.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 20.8 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 2.1 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.1 mL/h

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