Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · q12h8 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

8 kg80 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h55 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 55 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h55 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h71 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h71 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine37 mL/h69 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 37 mL/h. The patient weighs 69 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL37 mL/h69 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h92 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 92 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 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 mL15 mcg/min92 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 320 mg
  2. 2. D = 160 mg
  3. 3. R = 13.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 32 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 14.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 4.5 mL/h

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