Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin · 30 mg/kg/day · 3× per day77 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 77 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 30 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

77 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h23 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 23 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

23 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h85 kg16 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 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 85 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL16 units/kg/h85 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin15 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL runs at 15 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/50 mL15 mL/h
D = units/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine21 mL/h71 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 21 mL/h. The patient weighs 71 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL21 mL/h71 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine24 mL/h66 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 24 mL/h. The patient weighs 66 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL24 mL/h66 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 350 mg
  2. 2. D = 230 mg
  3. 3. R = 27.2 mL/h
  4. 4. D = 15 units/h
  5. 5. D = 9.9 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. D = 12.1 mcg/kg/min

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