Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

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 48 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

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 107 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 36 mL/h. The patient weighs 66 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.