Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · q12h7 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 7 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

7 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 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.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 98 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 98 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg98 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin2 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine6 mL/h99 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 6 mL/h. The patient weighs 99 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL6 mL/h99 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h96 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 96 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min96 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 140 mg
  2. 2. D = 350 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.4 mL
  4. 4. D = 2 units/h
  5. 5. D = 1.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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