Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
cefuroxime · 20 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 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.

88 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb20 mg/kg/day2× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · q24h15 kg → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 15 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided and given every 24 hours. How many milligrams D are given per dose?

15 kg10 mg/kg/dayevery 24 h
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h1 units/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 1 unit/h. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL1 units/h
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 1 000 units/mL60 units/kg · 63 kg → V = ? mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 63 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

60 units/kg63 kg1 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h59 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 59 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 15 mcg/min. The bag contains 50 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 mg/250 mL15 mcg/min59 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h60 kg12 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 60 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

4 mg/250 mL12 mcg/min60 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 400 mg
  2. 2. D = 150 mg
  3. 3. R = 1 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 3.8 mL
  5. 5. R = 4.5 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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