Pediatric & critical-care dosing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day66 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 66 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.

66 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
2.Easy
azithromycin · 10 mg/kg/day · 1× per day44 lb → D = ? mg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 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.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb10 mg/kg/day1× per day
D = mg
3.Medium
100 units100 mLregular insulin? mL/h93 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 100 units of regular insulin in 100 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 93 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/100 mL0.1 units/kg/h93 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
100 units250 mLregular insulin? mL/h60 kg0.1 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 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 60 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

100 units/250 mL0.1 units/kg/h60 kg
R = mL/h
5.Hard
250 mg250 mLdobutamine? mL/h66 kg7.5 mcg/kg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 7.5 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.

250 mg/250 mL7.5 mcg/kg/min66 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
25 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h61 kg20 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 61 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 20 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

25 mg/250 mL20 mcg/min61 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 300 mg
  2. 2. D = 200 mg
  3. 3. R = 9.3 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 15 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 29.7 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 12 mL/h

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