Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 5 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 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 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h82 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 82 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h82 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h97 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 97 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h97 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h66 kg3 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 66 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL3 mcg/kg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h74 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 170 mg
  2. 2. V = 9 mL
  3. 3. R = 19.7 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 11.6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.4 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 9 mL/h

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