Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h30 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 30 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

30 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · q12h9 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

9 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h74 kg12 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 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 74 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL12 units/kg/h74 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine23 mL/h92 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 23 mL/h. The patient weighs 92 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL23 mL/h92 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h54 kg2 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 2 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 54 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL2 mcg/kg/min54 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 750 mg
  2. 2. D = 90 mg
  3. 3. R = 17.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 10 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 6.7 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 4.1 mL/h

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