Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

12 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h74 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 74 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

20 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h74 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h60 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 60 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/h60 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine11 mL/h107 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 11 mL/h. The patient weighs 107 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL11 mL/h107 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h64 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 64 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 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 mL12 mcg/min64 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.4 mL
  2. 2. D = 450 mg
  3. 3. R = 22.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 9 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 1.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 22.5 mL/h

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