Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

18 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cephalexin · 50 mg/kg/day · q6h10 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 10 kg is prescribed cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 6 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

10 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 6 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h4 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 4 units/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL4 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 71 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 71 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.

70 units/kg71 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h99 kg30 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 99 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 30 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 mL30 mcg/min99 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine24 mL/h90 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 24 mL/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL24 mL/h90 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 6 mL
  2. 2. D = 125 mg
  3. 3. R = 10 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 0.99 mL
  5. 5. R = 18 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 8.9 mcg/kg/min

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