Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · q12h18 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

18 kg90 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cephalexin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day, divided every 6 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

8 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
20 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h79 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 18 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.

20 000 units/500 mL18 units/kg/h79 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h71 kg4 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 4 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.

800 mg/500 mL4 mcg/kg/min71 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine40 mL/h51 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 250 mg in 250 mL runs at 40 mL/h. The patient weighs 51 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL40 mL/h51 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 810 mg
  2. 2. V = 1.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 5 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 35.6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 10.7 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 13.1 mcg/kg/min

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