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 9 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.

9 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day55 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 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.

55 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h71 kg20 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 20 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL20 units/kg/h71 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
250 units250 mLregular insulin10 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 250 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 10 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

250 units/250 mL10 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h71 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 71 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h57 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 57 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mcg/kg/min57 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 3.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 250 mg
  3. 3. R = 14.2 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 10 units/h
  5. 5. R = 10.7 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 21.4 mL/h

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