Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · q6h6 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 6 kg is prescribed clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

6 kg30 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
2.Easy
clindamycin · 20 mg/kg/day · q8h12 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 12 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

12 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h52 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 52 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h59 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 59 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 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 mL4 mcg/min59 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h97 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 97 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 10 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 mL10 mcg/min97 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 45 mg
  2. 2. D = 80 mg
  3. 3. R = 2.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 10 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 7.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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