Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h17 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

17 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 3× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 87 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 87 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg87 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h72 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h72 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h94 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 94 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/min94 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h58 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 58 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min58 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 170 mg
  2. 2. D = 1050 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.4 mL
  4. 4. R = 23 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 18.8 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 8.7 mL/h

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