Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 27 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

27 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb45 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h104 kg15 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 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 104 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL15 units/kg/h104 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h85 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h68 kg2.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 2.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 68 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL2.5 mcg/kg/min68 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h67 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 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/min67 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 8.1 mL
  2. 2. D = 225 mg
  3. 3. R = 31.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 8.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 5.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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