Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

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 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

14 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · 3× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h65 kg14 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 65 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h65 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 78 kg → V = ? mL

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 78 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg78 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine12 mL/h82 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 400 mg in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. The patient weighs 82 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mL/h82 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h95 kg16 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 95 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 16 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL16 mcg/min95 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.8 mL
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 18.2 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.2 mL
  5. 5. D = 3.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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