Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h23 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

23 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 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.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h76 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 76 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h76 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h82 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 82 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h82 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine22 mL/h57 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 22 mL/h. The patient weighs 57 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL22 mL/h57 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h76 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 76 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL30 mcg/min76 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 230 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 21.3 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 13.1 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 18 mL/h

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