Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

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 55 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 52 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 97 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

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 59 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.