Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h19 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

19 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 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.

9 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h78 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 78 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h78 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h1.5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 1.5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL1.5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h64 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 64 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min64 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine14 mL/h87 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 14 mL/h. The patient weighs 87 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL14 mL/h87 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 190 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.8 mL
  3. 3. R = 23.4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 1.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 19.2 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 2.7 mcg/kg/min

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