Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h21 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

21 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

24 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin8 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 8 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL8 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 82 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 82 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg82 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h54 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 54 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min54 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h109 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 109 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min109 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 210 mg
  2. 2. V = 10.7 mL
  3. 3. D = 8 units/h
  4. 4. V = 4.9 mL
  5. 5. R = 8.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 16.4 mL/h

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