Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 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.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?
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 99 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.
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 76 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 62 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 104 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
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