Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · q12h32 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 32 kg is prescribed cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

32 kg25 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h74 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 74 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h74 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 76 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 76 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg76 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h101 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 101 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL2 mcg/kg/min101 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine32 mL/h68 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 68 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL32 mL/h68 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. D = 400 mg
  3. 3. R = 26.6 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 4.6 mL
  5. 5. R = 7.6 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 7.8 mcg/kg/min

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