Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q8h21 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

21 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

24 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin3 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 3 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL3 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine31 mL/h57 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 31 mL/h. The patient weighs 57 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL31 mL/h57 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h74 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL12 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 168 mg
  2. 2. V = 6 mL
  3. 3. D = 15 units/h
  4. 4. D = 3 units/h
  5. 5. D = 14.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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