Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h64 kg0.05 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 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 64 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h64 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h52 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 52 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h83 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 83 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 10 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL10 mcg/min83 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h53 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 53 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min53 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 500 mg
  2. 2. D = 350 mg
  3. 3. R = 3.2 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 20.8 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 23.9 mL/h

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