Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 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.

6 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 80 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 80 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb80 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin2 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 2 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL2 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 67 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 67 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg67 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h99 kg3 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL3 mcg/kg/min99 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h55 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 55 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min55 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 2.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. D = 2 units/h
  4. 4. V = 4.7 mL
  5. 5. R = 11.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 16.5 mL/h

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