Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 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.

9 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 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.

9 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 65 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 65 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg65 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h6 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 6 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL6 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h73 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 73 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min73 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h69 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 69 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL20 mcg/min69 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.6 mL
  2. 2. V = 5.4 mL
  3. 3. V = 3.9 mL
  4. 4. R = 6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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