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

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed clindamycin 24 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.

18 kg24 mg/kg/dayevery 8 h75 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
50 units50 mLregular insulin? mL/h87 kg0.1 units/kg/h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 87 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.

50 units/50 mL0.1 units/kg/h87 kg
R = mL/h
4.Medium
heparin 5 000 units/mL70 units/kg · 96 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 96 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.

70 units/kg96 kg5 000 units/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
4 mg250 mLnorepinephrine? mL/h74 kg8 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 74 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 8 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 mL8 mcg/min74 kg
R = mL/h
6.Hard
50 mg250 mLnitroglycerin? mL/h86 kg15 mcg/min

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 86 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/min86 kg
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. D = 150 mg
  2. 2. V = 9.6 mL
  3. 3. R = 8.7 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 1.3 mL
  5. 5. R = 30 mL/h
  6. 6. R = 4.5 mL/h

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