Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 17 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

17 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h25 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

25 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h79 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 79 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h79 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h86 kg20 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 86 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL20 units/kg/h86 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h67 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 67 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL15 mcg/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine8 mL/h102 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 8 mL/h. The patient weighs 102 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL8 mL/h102 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6.8 mL
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 12.6 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 34.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 4.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 1.3 mcg/kg/min

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