Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 5 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 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.

5 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · 2× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb50 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h98 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 98 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h98 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h61 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 61 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h61 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h73 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 73 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min73 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine25 mL/h99 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 25 mL/h. The patient weighs 99 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL25 mL/h99 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1.5 mL
  2. 2. D = 750 mg
  3. 3. R = 39.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 7.3 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 5.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 6.7 mcg/kg/min

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