Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 24 mg/kg/day · 3× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb24 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q8h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin10 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h91 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 91 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h91 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine32 mL/h58 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 58 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL32 mL/h58 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h95 kg2 mcg/kg/min

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

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min95 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. D = 60 mg
  3. 3. D = 10 units/h
  4. 4. R = 21.8 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 14.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 7.1 mL/h

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