Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h58 kg0.05 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 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 58 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h58 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 108 kg → V = ? mL

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 108 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg108 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h61 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL8 mcg/min61 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h54 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 54 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/min54 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. D = 1800 mg
  3. 3. R = 2.9 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.7 mL
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 20.3 mL/h

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