Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · q12h22 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 22 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

22 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin · 25 mg/kg/day · 4× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 25 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb25 mg/kg/day4× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h8 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 8 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/50 mL8 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h2 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 2 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/100 mL2 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h79 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 79 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min79 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h67 kg12 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 67 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mcg/kg/min67 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 330 mg
  2. 2. D = 125 mg
  3. 3. R = 4 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 30.2 mL/h

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