Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · q6h16 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

16 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h25 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

25 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h102 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 102 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/h102 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 51 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 51 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg51 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine6 mL/h104 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 6 mL/h. The patient weighs 104 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL6 mL/h104 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h88 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 88 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min88 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 100 mg
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 38.3 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 4.1 mL
  5. 5. D = 1.5 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 26.4 mL/h

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