Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime oral suspension125 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 19 kg is prescribed cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

19 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 25 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 25 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 lb25 mg/kg/day3× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin8 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 8 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/100 mL8 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h10 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 10 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL10 units/h
R = mL/h
5.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h98 kg6 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 98 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 6 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL6 mcg/min98 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h56 kg4 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 56 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 4 mcg/min. The bag contains 8 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

8 mg/250 mL4 mcg/min56 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 7.6 mL
  2. 2. D = 125 mg
  3. 3. D = 8 units/h
  4. 4. R = 25 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 11.3 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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