Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension200 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

27 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h200 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · q6h26 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 26 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

26 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin5 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 5 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL5 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h8 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 8 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL8 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h96 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 96 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min96 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h71 kg15 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 15 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL15 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.8 mL
  2. 2. D = 156 mg
  3. 3. D = 5 units/h
  4. 4. R = 8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 39.9 mL/h

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