Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cephalexin · 40 mg/kg/day · 3× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is cephalexin 40 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb40 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 95 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 70 units/kg for a patient who weighs 95 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg95 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h52 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 52 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.05 units/kg/h52 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h62 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 62 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL20 mcg/min62 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h73 kg5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 73 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL5 mcg/kg/min73 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 200 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.3 mL
  4. 4. R = 2.6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 12 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 11 mL/h

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