Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q12h11 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

11 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin · 45 mg/kg/day · q12h14 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 14 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 12 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

14 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h
D = mg
3.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 79 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 79 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg79 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
25 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h70 kg18 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 25 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 18 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 70 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

25 000 units/250 mL18 units/kg/h70 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h81 kg12 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 81 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mcg/kg/min81 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h63 kg12 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 63 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mcg/kg/min63 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 275 mg
  2. 2. D = 315 mg
  3. 3. V = 1.1 mL
  4. 4. R = 12.6 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 36.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 28.4 mL/h

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