Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

30 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h90 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 90 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h90 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h58 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 58 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min58 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h106 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 106 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min106 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 15 mL
  3. 3. R = 36 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 34.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 17.4 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 39.8 mL/h

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