Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 mg/kg/day · 2× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 20 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 90 mg/kg/day · 2× per day88 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 88 lb. The prescription is amoxicillin 90 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb90 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin20 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL runs at 20 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

100 units/250 mL20 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h99 kg12 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 12 500 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 12 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 99 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL12 units/kg/h99 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine10 mL/h84 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 10 mL/h. The patient weighs 84 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL10 mL/h84 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h55 kg5 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 55 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 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 mL5 mcg/min55 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. D = 1800 mg
  3. 3. D = 8 units/h
  4. 4. R = 23.8 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 4 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 3 mL/h

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