Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

19 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h1.5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 1.5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL1.5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h66 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 66 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h81 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 81 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min81 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 11.4 mL
  2. 2. V = 4.2 mL
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 3.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 9.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.2 mL/h

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