Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q6h10 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

10 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h57 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 57 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/h57 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h87 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 87 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h87 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine30 mL/h79 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 30 mL/h. The patient weighs 79 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL30 mL/h79 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine27 mL/h87 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 27 mL/h. The patient weighs 87 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL27 mL/h87 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 320 mg
  2. 2. D = 75 mg
  3. 3. R = 6.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 32.6 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 8.3 mcg/kg/min

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