Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

18 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 68 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 68 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg68 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine20 mL/h73 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 20 mL/h. The patient weighs 73 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL20 mL/h73 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h105 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 105 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL5 mcg/kg/min105 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.2 mL
  2. 2. V = 10.8 mL
  3. 3. V = 0.95 mL
  4. 4. R = 10 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 4.6 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 19.7 mL/h

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