Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h28 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

28 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h101 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h101 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h71 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 71 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

250 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h71 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine20 mL/h107 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 20 mL/h. The patient weighs 107 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL20 mL/h107 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h94 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 94 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL4 mcg/min94 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 280 mg
  2. 2. D = 500 mg
  3. 3. R = 37.9 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 7.1 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 15 mL/h

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