Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

28 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin3 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 3 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/50 mL3 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h64 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 64 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h64 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine20 mL/h74 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 20 mL/h. The patient weighs 74 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL20 mL/h74 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h86 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min86 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 225 mg
  2. 2. V = 14 mL
  3. 3. D = 6 units/h
  4. 4. R = 10.2 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 25.8 mL/h

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