Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day33 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 33 lb. The prescription is azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day once a day. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

33 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin oral suspension100 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 11 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

11 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h100 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
12 500 units250 mLheparin? mL/h100 kg14 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 14 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 100 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

12 500 units/250 mL14 units/kg/h100 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 85 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 85 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg85 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
500 mg250 mLdobutamine26 mL/h93 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dobutamine infusion of 500 mg in 250 mL runs at 26 mL/h. The patient weighs 93 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

500 mg/250 mL26 mL/h93 kg
D = mcg/kg/min
6.Hard
400 mg250 mLdopamine? mL/h66 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 66 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

400 mg/250 mL12 mcg/kg/min66 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 5.5 mL
  3. 3. R = 28 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 6 mL
  5. 5. D = 9.3 mcg/kg/min
  6. 6. R = 29.7 mL/h

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