Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension400 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 400 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h400 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
25 000 units500 mLheparin? mL/h54 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 54 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/500 mL14 units/kg/h54 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 75 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 75 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg75 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h96 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 96 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 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 mL15 mcg/min96 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine32 mL/h56 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 32 mL/h. The patient weighs 56 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL32 mL/h56 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. V = 4.4 mL
  3. 3. R = 15.1 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.1 mL
  5. 5. R = 4.5 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 19 mcg/kg/min

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