Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 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.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin12 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 12 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL12 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h95 kg16 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 95 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL16 units/kg/h95 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h67 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 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.

500 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min67 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h93 kg10 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 93 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/min93 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. D = 300 mg
  3. 3. D = 4.8 units/h
  4. 4. R = 30.4 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 20.1 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 18.8 mL/h

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