Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
amoxicillin · 50 mg/kg/day · q8h24 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 24 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 8 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

24 kg50 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h
D = mg
2.Easy
amoxicillin oral suspension250 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 8 kg is prescribed amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/day, divided every 12 hours. The oral suspension contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

8 kg45 mg/kg/dayevery 12 h250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h94 kg0.05 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 250 mL. The order is 0.05 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 94 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.05 units/kg/h94 kg
R = mL/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
500 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h61 kg12.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 61 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL12.5 mcg/kg/min61 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
8 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h73 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 73 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 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 mL12 mcg/min73 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. V = 3.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 11.8 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 25 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 22.9 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 22.5 mL/h

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