Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 22 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

22 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

25 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 74 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 74 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg74 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h85 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min85 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h93 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 93 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 13.2 mL
  2. 2. V = 10 mL
  3. 3. V = 1.2 mL
  4. 4. R = 12.9 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 15.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 14 mL/h

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