Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 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.

15 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 72 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 72 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg72 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h72 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h70 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 70 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL5 mcg/min70 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h100 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min100 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. V = 9 mL
  3. 3. V = 5 mL
  4. 4. R = 25.9 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 1.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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