Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 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.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q6h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h83 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 83 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h83 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 66 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 66 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg66 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h85 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 85 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 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 mL20 mcg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h101 kg8 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 8 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL8 mcg/kg/min101 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. D = 80 mg
  3. 3. R = 8.3 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.92 mL
  5. 5. R = 6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30.3 mL/h

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