Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 25 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

25 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 40 mg/kg/day · q8h9 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 9 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 40 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

9 kg40 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL80 units/kg · 108 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 80 units/kg for a patient who weighs 108 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

80 units/kg108 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h5 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 5 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL5 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h106 kg10 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 10 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 106 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

250 mg/250 mL10 mcg/kg/min106 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h82 kg40 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 82 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 40 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL40 mcg/min82 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 12.5 mL
  2. 2. D = 120 mg
  3. 3. V = 8.6 mL
  4. 4. R = 5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 63.6 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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