Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 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.

15 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h105 kg18 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 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h105 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h3 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 3 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL3 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h94 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 94 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mcg/kg/min94 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine14 mL/h80 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 14 mL/h. The patient weighs 80 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL14 mL/h80 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. V = 6 mL
  3. 3. R = 37.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 35.3 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 5.8 mcg/kg/min

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