Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
clindamycin oral suspension75 mg/5 mLper dose: V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 21 kg is prescribed clindamycin 20 mg/kg/day, divided every 8 hours. The oral suspension contains 75 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.

21 kg20 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
cefuroxime · 30 mg/kg/day · 2× per day22 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 22 lb. The prescription is cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day in 2 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.

22 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb30 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
50 units100 mLregular insulin20 mL/h? units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion of 50 units of regular insulin in 100 mL runs at 20 mL/h. How many units per hour D does the patient receive?

50 units/100 mL20 mL/h
D = units/h
4.Medium
10 000 units250 mLheparin? mL/h68 kg15 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 10 000 units of heparin in 250 mL. The order is 15 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 68 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

10 000 units/250 mL15 units/kg/h68 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine? mL/h58 kg6 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL. The order is 6 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 58 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL6 mcg/kg/min58 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
800 mg500 mLdopamine10 mL/h73 kg? mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A dopamine infusion of 800 mg in 500 mL runs at 10 mL/h. The patient weighs 73 kg. What dose D in mcg/kg/min is the patient receiving? Round to one decimal place.

800 mg/500 mL10 mL/h73 kg
D = mcg/kg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 9.3 mL
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. D = 10 units/h
  4. 4. R = 25.5 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 13.1 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 3.7 mcg/kg/min

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