Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h1.5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 1.5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL1.5 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 79 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 79 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

60 units/kg79 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine15 mL/h103 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 15 mL/h. The patient weighs 103 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL15 mL/h103 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h97 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 97 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min97 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 110 mg
  2. 2. D = 425 mg
  3. 3. R = 1.5 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.95 mL
  5. 5. D = 4.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 37.5 mL/h

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