Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 5 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.

5 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q6h18 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

18 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h8 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 8 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL8 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h94 kg15 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 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h94 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine35 mL/h72 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 35 mL/h. The patient weighs 72 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL35 mL/h72 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine39 mL/h108 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 39 mL/h. The patient weighs 108 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL39 mL/h108 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3 mL
  2. 2. D = 90 mg
  3. 3. R = 8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 28.2 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 16.2 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 12 mcg/kg/min

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